Three killed after inhaling ‘toxic gases’ on board barge off Mumbai coast

Mumbai | Saturday | 11th February, 2017

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(AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)Three persons died and as many were hospitalised after they inhaled “toxic gases” generated inside the cavity of a barge off Mumbai coast, police said today. According to police, the toxic gases generated inside the cavity due to stocked grains and water. The captain of the barge soon passed ‘stressed call’ to the Coast Guard Command Centre, Mumbai, he said, adding that there were nine people on board the barge. Image for representational purposes. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) Image for representational purposes..