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3 of a family fall sick due to poisoning 11/20/2016 10:49:46 PM Early Times Report Rajouri, Nov 20: In a remote village in Rajouri district three members of a family fell sick while three buffaloes died when the poisonous gas was produced during cleaning of big plastic barrels with hot water to be used for storing of drinking water. Sources said that the plastic barrels which are used to carry chemicals for big industrial houses are easily available in the markets after the chemicals were used. According to family sources the buffaloes either were killed after drinking the the waste water used to clean the barrels or due to poisonous gas. The incident took place in Thiyali village under the jurisdiction of Manjakot police station in the late evening hours on Saturday. Police said that on Saturday Mohd Rashid purchased two big plastic barrels from the markets to store water for drinking and domestic purpose. At about 6 pm the family was cleaning the barrels with hot water to make these barrels safe for storing the water. As the barrels were initially used to carry the chemicals to be used in big industries, the remaining chemical reacted with hot water and , according to family members, a layer of fume produced that engulfed the entire house and adjoining area. Three members of the family who were cleaning the barrels fell serious ill due to poisonous gas produced due to reaction and were shifted to district hospital by the neighbor before the police could reach the village. All three are namely Phoolan Begam w/o Abdul latief, Parviaz Ahmed and Yaseer sons of Mohd Bashir were referred to government medical college hospital (GMCH) Jammu as the district hospital was not equipped to handle such cases. A police team along with veterinary doctor today visited the village and conducted the postmortem of the buffaloes on spot. Police has started investigation in this matter. However, no case was registered in this matter as the incident doesn't fall under any section of law" said a senior police officer. He added after treatment all the three family members were discharged from the hospital and have reached Rajouri in the evening today.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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