3 die in gas leak in Jharkhand's Dhanbad

Three persons died allegedly in a gas leak in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district in the early hours of Sunday, police said.

The incident happened in Munidih around 1 am, they said.

"As per preliminary investigation, some people went to steal iron scrap. It appears they might have cut through a gas cylinder that was full. The smell was so strong that they fainted," said Manika Tiwari, in charge of the Munidih police station.


Dhanbad SSP Prabhat Kumar said three people have died in the incident.

Shaheed Nirmal Mahato Medical College and Hospital superintendent Dinesh Kumar Gindoria said five people were brought to the hospital.

"Two of them were brought dead, and one died during treatment," he said.