Gas leak at factory in India's Ludhiana kills 9 - World
9 others have been hospitalised, a state lawmaker says.
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9 others have been hospitalised, a state lawmaker says.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann tweets leak was from a factory without providing further details
The incident happened near a milk shop and a doctor’s clinic, according to Rajinder Pal Kaur Chhina, a member of legislative assembly in Ludhiana.
Three of the bodies had "turned blue", a local resident said, as a team of experts worked to determine the cause and source of the leak.
Panic gripped Punjab's Ludhiana after a gas leakage was reported at a factory which claimed 11 lives on Sunday morning, with the locals narrating the ordeals of the tragic incident.