Three workers cleaning tank in factory in MP's Dhar die due to gas leakage

Three workers died on Sunday due to gas leakage while cleaning a chemical tank at a factory in Pithampur industrial area of Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district, a police official said.

The incident took place at 8:30 pm at Shri Sagar Lubricant Oil Factory in Bagdun police station limits, about 45 kilometres from the district headquarters, Additional Superintendent of Police Vijay Dawar told PTI.

"Sushil (30), Deepak (35) and Jagdish (32) died after inhaling poisonous gas while cleaning a chemical tank. Their bodies have been sent to Indore's Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital," the Additional SP said.

After the gas leakage, one of the workers fell unconscious, while two of his colleagues tried to help him and also got affected, factory manager Lokesh Gupta told reporters.