An official reported that the latest fatal industrial mishap in India, a massive developing economy with 1.4 billion inhabitants, claimed the lives of 11 persons on Sunday due to a gas leak.
The gas leak occurred in Giaspura, a commercial district of Ludhiana in Punjab’s northern state.
According to Mandeep Singh Sidhu, the police commissioner of Ludhiana, “eleven deaths are confirmed,” and he also mentioned that four persons were taken to the hospital.
According to Sidhu, the reason of the leak has not yet been determined.
“When the blood sample is matched with the sample that the NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) team takes, only then will we be able to tell you the exact cause, which kind of gas,” the police commissioner said.
Five women were among those who died, broadcaster NDTV reported.
The six other victims included two boys aged 10 and 13, the report added.