Poisonous gas claims two lives

Published August 12, 2006

BUREWALA, Aug 11: Two persons were killed while as many others became unconscious after inhaling poisonous gas at mauza Sahooka here on Thursday evening.

Muslim Husain, Khuda Bakhsh, Allah Bakhsh and Waqar were repairing pipes of a tubewell of Murad Shah. When they entered into the well, they became unconscious owing to the poisonous gas. Muslim Shah and Waqar died on the spot while Allah Bakhsh and Khuda Bakhsh were shifted to THQ Hospital.

Later, Khudha Bakhsh was referred to the Nishtar Hospital, Multan, owing to his precarious condition. — APP

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