At least five people are killed and nearly 1,000 sickened after a chemical gas leaked from an industrial plant in southern India, an official says.
HYDERABAD, India — At least five people were killed early Thursday and nearly 1,000 sickened when a chemical gas leaked from an industrial plant in southern India, an official said.
Authorities deployed 25 ambulances to shift the sick to hospitals and others away from the accident site. Television images showed several people lying on a street as they collapsed while trying to flee the area.
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