Chandigarh: At least nine people died and 11 others fell sick after poisonous gas leaked from a factory a factory in the Giaspura area of Ludhiana in Punjab.
A rescue team has been rushed to the spot, and doctors, ambulances, and a fire brigade team have also been dispatched to the location. The affected area has been cordoned off.
“Definitely, it is a gas leak case. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team is present at the spot to evacuate the people and will conduct the rescue operation. 9 people died in this incident and 11 are sick,” Swati Tiwana, Sub Divisional Magistrate, Ludhiana, told ANI. The nature and sources of the gas are not known yet, and the NDRF team will investigate it, she said.
The immediate priority is to evacuate the area, which is densely populated, Ms Tiwana added.
