By IANS
Ranchi : Three people died in Jharkhand after inhaling a suspected poisonous gas in Lohardagga district, about 90 km from here, police said Monday.
Ruduwa Oraon, 45, who entered a sanitary tank for repairing it on Sunday evening in Juria Kataratoli village, cried for help when he started to feel suffocated.
Rajendra Oran, 19 and Lalit Oran, 40, then entered the tank to rescue Ruduwa. They also fell unconscious. Later, villagers brought them out and took them to a hospital.
All three were declared brought dead by the doctors at the hospital.
“Methane gas might have caused the deaths,” said Nitish Priyadarshi, a geologist. The gas is said to be found in abundance close to the earth’s crust in the area.
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