Five die after inhaling poisonous gas in well near Rawalpindi
Pakistan
The deceased were identified as Zafar, Azhar, Ijaz, Ayan and Muhammad Siddique.
RAWALPINDI (Dunya News) - At least five persons died after inhaling poisonous gas in a well in Rawat area near Rawalpindi on Monday, Dunya News reported.
According to details, a man went inside a well in Rawat to clean it but fell unconscious due the poisonous gas accumulated in the well. Seven other persons immediately went inside the well to rescue them, but they also fell unconscious.
Police and rescue teams reached the spot and retrieved five dead bodies from the well while three persons were rescued alive and were shifted to hospital. Rescue sources said that the deceased were identified as Zafar, Azhar, Ijaz, Ayan and Muhammad Siddique.
