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9 dead after gas leak in Punjab's Ludhiana factory, rescue ops on

| @indiablooms | Apr 30, 2023, at 04:47 pm

Ludhiana/IBNS: At least nine people have died and 11 got sick after a gas leak incident occurred at a factory in the Giaspura area of Punjab's Ludhiana.

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. The NDRF team will investigate it, she said.

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has assured of all possible help in dealing with the incident.

"The incident of a gas leak at a factory in the Giaspura area of Ludhiana is very sad. Police, government and NDRF teams are present at the spot. All possible help is being provided. Rest details soon," he tweeted in Punjabi.

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