Poisonous gas kills two labourers at Nooriabad factory

via SAMAA

Two labourers were killed after a drum of poisonous gas exploded at a factory in Nooriabad’s economic zone, the police said on Wednesday.

The workers were unloading the drum from a car when it suddenly exploded, a police officer said.

Three labourers were injured. The bodies and injured people were immediately rushed to Civil Hospital, Hyderabad.

According to the police, a post-mortem examination will be conducted. “Initial reports reveal the deaths took place due to suffocation from the toxic gas,” a policeman said.

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