The source of the leakage could not be traced till now
New Delhi: Today at Ekta Vihar in southwest Delhi's RK Puram, Five people were rushed to the hospital after they complained of itching in their eyes allegedly caused by leakage of gas.
Police said that all the people, who are residents of a slum cluster in RK Puram area, are stated to be safe.
Police further said an investigation is going on to ascertain if the people were affected due to exposure to any gas as preliminary enquiry states that no gas cylinder was on fire and no fumes were found emanating from anywhere in the area.
On Wednesday, at 9:15 pm, According to the police Officer, they received information that there was leakage of gas in the Ekta Vihar area and the Station House Officer of RK Puram police station, along with his staff and investigation officer, reached the spot immediately to investigate.
Police said, Two fire tenders and a number of ambulances also reached the spot along with the DDMA team after they received information about the call.
Atul Garg, Director of the Delhi Fire Service, said, "On Wednesday, we were informed about the incident at 9:20 pm and accordingly fire tenders were sent. It was reported that some gas leaked but the source of the leakage could not be traced. No casualty was reported."
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Gaurav Sharma said "Five people who complained about itching in their eyes were sent to Safdarjung Hospital. All are totally safe and the condition is normal."
He then added "During initial enquiry, no fire was found in any gas cylinder and no fumes were seen emerging from any place in the area. The situation remained normal due to the timely action of police and further necessary action is being taken." No casualty was found till now.
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