Three of a family died while cleaning septic tank

Kanpur, Aug 26 (PTI) A woman and her two sons diedafter inhaling poisonous gas while cleaning a septic tank intheir house at Katra Ghanshyampur village in Sanchandi area,police said today. The incident occurred last evening when Arvind (20) andBablu (22) were cleaning the sceptic tank with the help oftheir mother Malti (48), said SP (Rural) Rakesh Kumar. "Arvind was the first to enter the tank with the help ofa ladder. He started asphyxiating due to the poisonous gas andfell down," the SP said. Bablu tried pulling his brother out but he too inhaled thegas and fell unconscious. "Seeing both her sons in trouble, Malti entered the tankand she also fainted," Kumar said. By the time the gas escaped through a hole dug bylocals the victims’ condition had become critical. They were rushed a government hospital where doctorsdeclared them brought dead, the SP said. The bodies have been sent for postmortem, police said.PTI ZIR ANB RGSG