Five die of gas suffocation in Turbat

QUETTA: As many as five person died of gas suffocation and one other became unconscious in Nodainzai area of Turbat district on Wednesday.

According to Levies sources, the victims went into an underground water well to clean it where accumulated gas caused five of them death while Muhammad Bilal became unconscious.

The bodies and the injured were shifted to nearby hospital where the deceased were identified as Adam Khan, Juma Khan, Ghulam Sarwar, Nazeer Ahmad and Sadullah. The injured Muhammad Bilal is stated to be out of danger.

The bodies were handed over to the heirs after legal formalities.