By Agencies

LUDHIANA: Nine people died and several were taken ill after a gas leak incident in the Giaspura area in this Punjab district on Sunday, police said.

The source of the leakage and the type of the gas are yet to be ascertained, they added.

Police have sealed the area while a fire brigade and an ambulance have been deployed there.

A team from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has also reached the site.

Ludhiana Police Commissioner Mandeep Singh Sidhu confirmed that nine people have so far died in the incident.

“Definitely, it is a gas leak case. The NDRF team is present at the spot to evacuate the people and will conduct the rescue operation. 9 people died in this incident and 11 are sick,” says Swati, SDM Ludhiana West.

#WATCH | Punjab: NDRF personnel reach the spot in Giaspura area of Ludhiana where a gas leak claimed 9 lives; 11 others are hospitalised.

Local officials say that the area has been cordoned off. pic.twitter.com/BuxUEb8SCq

— ANI (@ANI) April 30, 2023

The district administration official said a team of NDRF, which has reached here, will ascertain the source and the type of gas.

As it was a thickly-populated area, the immediate priority was to evacuate people from the place, the official further said.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said the incident was very painful and added that all possible help is being provided.

“The incident of a gas leak in the 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.

Anjan Kumar, whose family members have died in the incident, said, “This was a poisonous gas leak. Three of the bodies have turned blue,” while another local resident said that five members of her family members remain unconscious.

#WATCH | Ludhiana gas leak | “This was a poisonous gas leak…At least eight people have died. Three of the bodies have turned blue…It is poisonous. You won’t be able to breathe..,” says a local, Anjan Kumar.

A few members of his family died in the gas leak. pic.twitter.com/KIYQMYCanF

— ANI (@ANI) April 30, 2023

(With inputs from PTI, ANI)

<br /> LUDHIANA: Nine people died and several were taken ill after a gas leak incident in the Giaspura area in this Punjab district on Sunday, police said.</p> <p>The source of the leakage and the type of the gas are yet to be ascertained, they added.</p> <p>Police have sealed the area while a fire brigade and an ambulance have been deployed there.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });</p> <p>A team from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has also reached the site.</p> <p>Ludhiana Police Commissioner Mandeep Singh Sidhu confirmed that nine people have so far died in the incident.</p> <p>“Definitely, it is a gas leak case. The NDRF team is present at the spot to evacuate the people and will conduct the rescue operation. 9 people died in this incident and 11 are sick,” says Swati, SDM Ludhiana West.</p> <p>#WATCH | Punjab: NDRF personnel reach the spot in Giaspura area of Ludhiana where a gas leak claimed 9 lives; 11 others are hospitalised.<br /> Local officials say that the area has been cordoned off. pic.twitter.com/BuxUEb8SCq<br /> — ANI (@ANI) April 30, 2023<br /> The district administration official said a team of NDRF, which has reached here, will ascertain the source and the type of gas.</p> <p>As it was a thickly-populated area, the immediate priority was to evacuate people from the place, the official further said.</p> <p>Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said the incident was very painful and added that all possible help is being provided.</p> <p>“The incident of a gas leak in the 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.</p> <p>Anjan Kumar, whose family members have died in the incident, said, “This was a poisonous gas leak. Three of the bodies have turned blue,” while another local resident said that five members of her family members remain unconscious.</p> <p>#WATCH | Ludhiana gas leak | “This was a poisonous gas leak…At least eight people have died. Three of the bodies have turned blue…It is poisonous. You won’t be able to breathe..,” says a local, Anjan Kumar.<br /> A few members of his family died in the gas leak. pic.twitter.com/KIYQMYCanF<br /> — ANI (@ANI) April 30, 2023<br /> (With inputs from PTI, ANI)<br />