Jabalpur: two dead after inhaling gas emanating from pesticide

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Press Trust of India Jabalpur
Last Updated : Feb 03 2015 | 10:15 PM IST
Two persons including a one year old girl died and five others took seriously ill today after accidentally inhaling a gas emanating from the pesticides spread inside a turmeric godown here.
The victims lived next to the godown in Gujarati colony.
The gas from the pesticides, suspected to be toxic, began to spread this morning, said Kotwali police station in-charge B S Rajput.
The deceased were identified as Upanshi (01) and Nishi Jain (26).
Five other members of the family were admitted in a private hospital. Police are conducting further probe.
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First Published: Feb 03 2015 | 10:15 PM IST