Four Hotel Workers Die After Inhaling Toxic Gas in Ujjain
Police said toxic gas in a waste chamber killed four hotel workers and sent rescuers to hospital after a late-night cleanup turned deadly.
- On Saturday night, four hotel employees died after inhaling toxic gas while cleaning an underground waste chamber at Hotel Shri Ganga on Dewas Road in Ujjain.
- The chamber collected waste from the hotel's confectionery and dairy sections; a suspected gas leak made the floor extremely slippery, causing workers to collapse during cleaning.
- Police identified the deceased as Kamlesh and Nitin from Valmiki Nagar, Wahid from Somwariya, and Manoj Meena from Jhalawar. Two others who attempted rescue also fell ill and were hospitalized.
- Rescue teams used electric cutters to retrieve the trapped workers, while police administered CPR immediately after recovery; they could not be saved and were transported to hospital.
- Ujjain Superintendent of Police Pradeep Sharma is overseeing the investigation into the suspected gas leak, while medical teams remain on standby monitoring patients currently in critical condition.
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Four laborers died while cleaning a hotel room in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, on Saturday night. It is suspected that they were unconscious due to inhaling toxic gases. Three of the laborers have been identified, while the fourth is being identified.
Four hotel employees die after inhaling toxic gas while cleaning waste chamber in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain
A section of the chamber was cut open using an electric cutter to recover the bodies. Police personnel attempted CPR immediately upon retrieving the employees, but they could not be saved.
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