 "Punjab: Several killed, dozen hospitalised in Ludhiana gas leak")
Ludhiana Gas Leak: At least 11 people have been killed and around a dozen were hospitalised following an alleged case of gas leak in the Giaspura area of Ludhiana in Punjab on Sunday.
#WATCH | Punjab: An incident of gas leak reported in Giaspura area of Ludhiana.
— ANI (@ANI) April 30, 2023
Police say, "At least 5 casualties reported. 5-6 people fell unconscious and they have been admitted to a hospital. A rescue team has been called to the spot. A team of doctors & ambulances have… pic.twitter.com/e3NTMKBu3z
“A total of 11 persons are dead. There are five females and six males including 2 male children of 10 years and 13 years,” an official told the media. The two deceased at SPS Hospital have been identified as Naveent Kumar (39) and Neetu Devi (39), they said.
#WATCH | Punjab: NDRF personnel reach the spot in Giaspura area of Ludhiana where a gas leak claimed 9 lives; 11 others are hospitalised.
— ANI (@ANI) April 30, 2023
Local officials say that the area has been cordoned off. pic.twitter.com/BuxUEb8SCq
Officials were quoted as saying by ANI that the area has been cordoned off. Officials from the local administration and police have reached the spot along with NDRF teams.
#WATCH | Ludhiana gas leak | Locals narrate their ordeal as Giaspura area, where the incident occurred, gets vacated by the administration.
— ANI (@ANI) April 30, 2023
"...I came to know that five members of my family are unconscious," says a local. #Punjab pic.twitter.com/KlXNNj13BZ
“Definitely, it is a gas leak case. The NDRF team is present at the spot to evacuate the people and will conduct the rescue operation. Nine people died in this incident and 11 are sick,” Ludhiana West SDM Swati Tiwana said.
#WATCH | Punjab: Nine dead, 11 hospitalised in an incident of gas leak in Giaspura area of Ludhiana. Visuals from the spot as local administration and medical team reach the spot.
— ANI (@ANI) April 30, 2023
Local officials say that the area has been cordoned off. pic.twitter.com/moDPTVG8XS
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