1 killed, 93 evacuated as gas leaks into Sharjah accommodation

An Asian worker died and several others suffocated as gas leaked into a labour accommodation in Sharjah on Saturday. The authorities managed to rescue 93 workers from the site.

The police were notified about the gas leak at 1pm. A team of emergency response officials including the police, civil


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The evacuated workers were rushed to the nearest hospital, where some of them had to be moved to the intensive care unit. Most of the workers were discharged after a few hours.

Initial investigations revealed that chlorine from a scrap shop nearby had leaked into the accommodation.