Haryana: Four hired to clean borewell inhale poisonous gas, die - Times of India

GURUGRAM: Four persons suffocated to death allegedly after inhaling poisonous gases while cleaning a borewell at Nimka village in Nuh on Saturday. The men, police said, had climbed down the borewell to clean it after villagers had complained of foul smell.
The four men — Jamshed, Sahid, Jakir and Yahaya — had been hired by a villager, Hanif, to clean the borewell in his field. Jamshed, who was the first to descend, allegedly lost consciousness soon after. Sahid, Jakir and Yahaya climbed down to check on him and they, too, became unconscious. Hanif, who was standing outside the borewell, raised an alarm and a group of farmers working at a nearby field rushed to help.
By the time the farmers reached, Hanif, too, had lost consciousness. The villagers called for help and the four men were pulled out of the well. They were rushed to the Civil Hospital in Nuh, where doctors declared them dead on arrival. Hanif, the police said, is undergoing treatment at the hospital.
Ajavir Singh, the station house officer (SHO) of Bijhor, said all the bodies had been sent for autopsy. “We will hand over the bodies to the families after the autopsies are done,” the SHO said, adding that no complaint had been lodged so far.
“There was confusion and commotion at the site. A foul smell was coming from the borewell and people were hesitant to come forward for help. Due to all this, the rescue work got delayed,” a villager said.
The villagers said they had wanted the borewell to be cleaned, but...

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