3 die after inhaling poisonous gas in well

Three persons died after they inhaled a poisonous gas in a well here, police said. Additional Superintendent of Police (west) Shivji Shukla said the incident took place in Barchhaliya village under the Nawabganj police station, when Sachin (18) had entered the well to repair the fan of a tubewell.

"He fell unconscious after inhaling a poisonous gas. To save Sachin, Dilip (28) and Chhotelal (52) also rushed into the well, but they too fell unconscious. The locals managed to pull out the three and rushed them to a hospital. Dilip and Chhotelal were declared brought dead, while Sachin died when he was being taken to Allahabad for treatment," Shukla said. The police have sent the bodies for post-mortem.