7 other labourers enter Madhya Pradesh well – all 8 killed by toxic gas
Eight people, including a labourer and seven others who went in to save him, died from toxic gas suffocation while cleaning a well in Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. The incident happened before the traditional immersion of Gangaur Mata. A rescue operation by officials and a 15-member team successfully recovered all eight bodies. The gas was suspected to be from filth in the well.