One dies in ice factory gas leak in Rahim Yar Khan

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Children cool off next to an ice block at an ice factory in Lahore on June 9. — AFP/File
Children cool off next to an ice block at an ice factory in Lahore on June 9. — AFP/File

RAHIM YAR KHAN: One person died while three others were affected after inhaling ammonia gas leaking in an ice factory near Sajjad Town on Shahi Road, some 35km from here, on Wednesday.

According to Rescue 1122 sources, on being informed about gas leak near Khanpur, Rescue 1122 teams rushed to the scene and plugged the leak.

One of the four persons, who were affected by the gas, and shifted to the Khanpur Tehsil Headquarters Hospital, later died.

Published in Dawn, October 22nd, 2026

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