Putuo District gas leak kills 2

2009-1-12 | NEWSPAPER EDITION

GAS poisoning killed two and injured two others in a rented house on Shiquan Road in Putuo District yesterday morning. Police said the cause of the gas leak was under investigation. The four victims were three men and a woman who rented a house together on Lane 135 Shiquan Road.

One man died at the scene. The other three were rushed to a nearby hospital at about 9:30am. A woman died at the hospital. The other two men were under observation, doctors at Putuo District People's Hospital said.

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