Gas leak in India kills 11, sends 4 others to the hospital

Eleven people died and four more were hospitalized after a gas leak Sunday in northern India's Punjab state, local media reported.

The incident occurred at an industrial area in Ludhiana city, but the source of the gas leak is still unclear, police told the Press Trust of India news agency.

India's National Disaster Response Force sealed off the densely populated area and evacuated residents.

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Authorities were trying to ascertain the type of gas in the leak, PTI quoted disaster response officials as saying.

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Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Surabhi Malik told the news agency it was possible that the g...