Gas leakage kills two in Ukraine

August 18th, 2012 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS  

Kiev, Aug 17 (IANS) At least two people were killed and three hospitalised at a Ukrainian steel plant Friday following a gas leakage, said authorities.

The accident happened around 10 a.m. at the Alchevsk steel plant in Lugansk region, when blast furnace gas leaked from a pipe, poisoning five workers, Xinhua quoted the Emergencies Ministry as saying in a statement.

Two individuals died at the site while three injured were being treated in the intensive care unit at a local hospital, it said.

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