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India’s Ludhiana city hit by deadly gas leak

Members of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) wear protective gear at the site of a gas leak in Ludhiana in the northern state of Punjab [Reuters]

At least 11 people have died and 11 have been admitted to hospital after a gas leak in Ludhiana in the northern Indian state of Punjab, according to a top city official, who added that the entire area was being evacuated.

A team from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) was at the site on Sunday, according to a video feed shared by the ANI news agency. Police were seen patrolling while wearing masks and asking locals to keep out of an area that had been cordoned off, the video showed.

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