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1st LD Writethru: 5 dead, 100 hospitalized in gas leak in northern India

Xinhua, June 13, 2015 Adjust font size:

At least five persons died and over 100 others were hospitalized after inhaling ammonia gas that leaked from a tanker in the northern Indian state of Punjab on Saturday, a senior police official said.

"The leak started after the tanker got stuck under a flyover on the Doraha Bypass Road in the state's Ludhiana district early in the morning. Gas started leaking soon after from a valve," he said on condition of anonymity.

While five people died on the spot after inhaling the poisonous gas, those sickened were rushed to various hospitals where the condition of some were said to be serious, the official said.

Local TV channels reported that residents of nearby areas had to be evacuated following the gas leak.

A probe has been ordered into the incident. Endi