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|date = 30 April 2023<br />
|location = [[Ludhiana]], [[Punjab, India| Punjab]], [[India]]<br />
|type = gas leak<br />
|reported deaths = 11<br />
|reported injuries = 9<br />
}}<br />
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On 30 April 2023, eleven people were killed and nine others were hospitalised when a gas leak occurred in [[Ludhiana]], [[Punjab, India| Punjab]], [[India]]. The incident left several others unconscious in their homes.<ref name="bbcnews">{{cite news |title=Ludhiana gas: Mystery leak kills 11 in Indian city |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-65440546 |work=BBC News |date=30 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Eleven people killed in gas leak in northern India’s Punjab state |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/30/indias-ludhiana-city-hit-by-deadly-gas-leak |work=Al Jazeera |date=30 April 2023 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Background==<br />
India has suffered 4+ gas leaks in the last century. In 2020, [[Visakhapatnam gas leak|a gas leak]] at a chemical plant caused the deaths of at least 12 individuals in the city of [[Visakhapatnam]], located in the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. In 1984, a [[Bhopal disaster|chemical leak]] at a pesticide plant in the central city of [[Bhopal]] resulted in the deaths of thousands of people, marking the world's worst industrial disaster to date.<ref name = "bbcnews"/><br />
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==Cause==<br />
The official source of the leak is yet to be confirmed.<ref name = "bbcnews"/> A [[National Disaster Response Force]] team along with experts reached the site to determine the cause and source of the leak. According to Punjab Chief Minister [[Bhagwant Mann]], the leak was from a factory.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gas leak in India's Punjab kills 11 people, state lawmaker says |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/india/nine-people-dead-gas-leak-incident-punjab-india-ani-2023-04-30 |work=Reuters |date=30 April 2023 |language=en}}</ref> According to The Tribune newspaper, the district administration released a statement stating that high levels of [[Hydrogen sulfide|hydrogen sulphide]] gas were detected in the area. One official had speculated that the gas may have spread from manholes. Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Surabhi Malik was quoted by the PTI news agency as saying that samples would be collected from manholes, adding that it was possible that some chemical had reacted with methane in the manholes.<ref name = "bbcnews"/><br />
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==Relief and rescue==<br />
Following reports of breathing difficulties, the authorities evacuated the area and sealed it off. Four individuals received medical treatment at the hospital.<ref name = "bbcnews"/> A ₹200,000 compensation each for the family of those dead and ₹50,000 each for those injured in the incident was announced by the district administration.<ref>{{cite news |title=At least 11 dead after gas leak in Punjab’s Ludhiana |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/several-dead-in-gas-leak-in-punjab-ludhiana/article66795935.ece |work=The Hindu |date=30 April 2023 |language=en-IN}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:2023 disasters in India]]</div>Ajay Kumar