Six suffocate after gas leak from truck

Six people suffered from suffocation due to a gas leak from a truck that was unloading cargo at a warehouse.

December 03, 2013

Hanaa Bahashwan

 


 


BAHA — Six people suffered from suffocation due to a gas leak from a truck that was unloading cargo at a warehouse. Civil Defense spokesman Jamaan Al-Ghamdi said hazard teams cordoned off the area. They inspected the truck and found the gas had leaked from the valve of a fire extinguisher. Red Crescent spokesman Emad Al-Zahrani said six people were provided with first aid and transported to hospitals.


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