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Three fall sick after inhaling toxic gas in tannery

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Press Trust of India Kanpur
Three labourers fell sick after inhaling toxic gas at a tannery in Jajmao area here.

The incident happened yesterday in Humera tannery when the lid of a tank containing raw materials for making leather got opened and the three labourers working in close proximity to that area inhaled the poisonous gas and fell unconscious.

The three workers -- Triloki (35), Vikram (32) and Amarnath (41) were rushed to a hospital where condition of one of them is stated to be critical, police said.

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First Published: Dec 10 2013 | 5:32 PM IST

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