Five hospitalised after scrap dealer cuts open gas cylinder in Indore

Hospitalised (Representative Image)

Indore, Feb 27 (PTI) Five people were hospitalised with breathing difficulties after an unidentified gas leaked from a cylinder while it was being dismantled by a scrap dealer in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, police said.

Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Disesh Aggarwal told PTI that the leak occurred when the dealer attempted to cut the cylinder in the Raoji Bazaar police station area late on Thursday night, and people in the vicinity complained of breathing problems.

“The five affected people have been admitted to different hospitals. The leak has been contained, and the situation is now under control. It is not yet known what kind of gas was in the cylinder,” Aggarwal said.

Chief Medical and Health Officer Dr Madhav Hasani said that the condition of all five people is stable. PTI HWP MAS AKY ARU

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