A gas leak in an industrial area in the city of Ludhiana in the northern Indian state of Punjab has killed eleven people and four others have been taken to hospital, but the source of the gas leak remains unclear, police told The Press Trust of India news agency.

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  Edited  by |ANNA Sam

Asia section -  CJ journalist

NEW DELHI -  April,30,2023 

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    India’s National Disaster Response Force sealed off the densely populated area and evacuated residents.

Authorities were trying to ascertain the type of gas in the leak, PTI quoted disaster response officials as saying.

Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Surabhi Malik told the news agency it was possible that the gas may have spread from manholes.

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

The state’s chief minister, Bhagwant Mann, said the leak came from a factory but didn’t provide more details in a tweet. “All possible help is being provided,” he wrote.

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