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Meerut: Three youths, all in their late 20s, died on Thursday evening after inhaling poisonous gas emanating from a septic tank at a poultry food making unit in Alipur here. The deceased had stepped into a septic tank storing blood and animal remains used to make fodder. “The mishap happened in a chicken fodder unit owned by Rashid Akhlaq. Senior police official including superintendent of police (rural area) Rajesh Kumar rushed to be spot to take stock of the situation.The chicken fodder unit is owned by Rashid Akhlaq. Joginder, Guddu and Ajay, all residents of Bijauli village of Meerut, came in contact with toxic gas when they stepped down to clean the tank filled with animal remains, which are used to make the fodder of chicken..