Toxic gas leak from tanker kills 6 in India

A toxic gas leak from an industrial tanker killed at least six people on Thursday in western India, police said. Another 25 people were hospitalised after they inhaled the gas in an industrial complex in Surat, a city in Gujarat state.

The Times Now news website reported that the gas leak occurred while the driver was trying to dump some waste in a drain from the parked tanker. Those affected were working or sleeping in a nearby factory. Other details were not immediately available.