2 die of poisonous gas

  • 16/07/2008

  • Tribune (New Delhi)

Yamunanagar, July 16 Two persons were killed and one fell ill after inhaling a poisonous gas that surfaced from a tubewell at Patti village here today. The mishap took place when a farmer, Joginder Singh, along with his servant Ranbir had gone deep into the tubewell to repair a non-functional motor. The police said after the duo did not respond to the family members' calling, Joginder Singh's brother Gurmeet Singh moved down into the tubewell. He found that Joginder Singh and Ranbir were lying dead. Gurmeet Singh, who also inhaled the poisonous gas, however, managed to move out of the well in time. Thereafter, he fell ill and was admitted to a hospital and now was said to be out of danger.