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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Alan Vaarwerk

Afternoon Update: man dies in Sydney gas leak; Trump to file US$15bn lawsuit against New York Times; and Gout charms global media

NSW Fire and Rescue personnel at the scene of a fatal restaurant gas leak in Riverstone, Sydney
NSW Fire and Rescue personnel at the scene of a fatal restaurant gas leak in Riverstone, Sydney. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP

Good afternoon. A 25-year-old man has died and seven people – including five police officers – are being treated in hospital after a gas leak at a restaurant in Sydney’s north-west.

Emergency services responded to reports of a gas leak at the Indian restaurant Haveli in Riverstone, just after 9am on Tuesday. Police said the man, who they believe worked at the restaurant, was found by the venue’s owner and his son, who called police and attempted to revive the man.

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