Ludhiana Gas Leak Incident: The toll due to a gas leak incident in the Giaspura area in Punjab’s Ludhiana on Sunday rose to 11 including two boys aged 10 and 13. Ludhiana Police Commissioner Mandeep Singh Sidhu said that five members of a family are among the deceased. He added that four others have been admitted to the hospital and their condition is serious. As per a PTI report, a 50-member team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has also reached the site to handle the entire operation.
Sidhu said that the NDRF team will do the sampling of the gas to ascertain its type and source. Blood sampling of the deceased will also be done as part of the investigation. Police said that doctors stated the gas affected the victims’ brains, not their lungs. A case is being registered at the concerned police station in the matter.
#WATCH | Ludhiana gas leak | Mandeep Singh Sidhu, Ludhiana Police Commissioner says, “…11 people, including 5 members of one family, died. Four others are admitted to the hospital. Their condition is serious…We are lodging a case at the concerned PS. Gas sampling will be done… pic.twitter.com/K6sPb7j7qA
— ANI (@ANI) April 30, 2023
Meanwhile, Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Surabhi Malik said, “The government has announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakhs for those who died and Rs 50,000 for the injured and all medical support required…”
#WATCH | Ludhiana gas leak | Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Surabhi Malik gives an update on the incident; says, “The Govt has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 Lakhs for those who died and Rs 50,000 for the injured and all medical support required…”
11 people died and four… pic.twitter.com/tFWrIO5GQn
— ANI (@ANI) April 30, 2023
The area has been sealed while a fire brigade and an ambulance have been deployed there. Police said the casualties comprise five females and six males. An NDRF official said it was yet to be found which gas caused the deaths, reported PTI.
“We will check it first then we will let you know”, the official said in response to a query, as quoted by PTI. The official further said that as it was a thickly-populated area, the immediate priority was to evacuate people from the place.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in a tweet said the incident was very painful and added that all possible help is being provided. “The incident of gas leak in Giaspura area of Ludhiana is very painful. Teams of police, district administration and NDRF are present on the spot. Every possible help is being provided.., Mann said in a tweet in Punjabi.
The incident of gas leak in the factory in Giaspura area of Ludhiana is very sad..Police, government and NDRF teams are present at the spot..All possible help is being provided..Rest details soon..
— Bhagwant Mann (@BhagwantMann) April 30, 2023
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