Leak of unknown fuel kills 11 in India

Eleven individuals have died after a fuel leak in northern India.

The leak occurred in an industrial space within the metropolis of Ludhiana, Punjab state.

Rajinder Pal Kaur Chhina, a member of the legislative meeting in Ludhiana, mentioned a minimum of 9 individuals had additionally been taken to hospital.

A crew from the National Disaster Response Force has been despatched to the location together with a crew of consultants to find out the trigger and supply of the leak, she added.

The densely populated space has been sealed off and residents have been evacuated.

“The incident happened near a milk shop and a doctor’s clinic although we cannot say for sure where the leak began,” Ms Chhina advised Reuters.

“People who came to buy milk in the morning fell unconscious outside.”

Three of the our bodies had “turned blue”, native resident Anjan Kumar mentioned in an ANI information company video on Twitter.

Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner, Surabhi Malik, advised the Press Trust of India information company it was attainable the fuel could have unfold from manholes.

“We are going to collect samples from manholes. It is quite likely that some chemical reacted with methane in manholes,” she mentioned.

The state’s chief minister, Bhagwant Mann, mentioned the leak got here from a manufacturing facility, tweeting: “All possible help is being provided.”