Abu Dhabi: An expatriate labourer died after inhaling leaking toxic gas in Sharjah, Al Bayan reported.
Police and civil defence units intervened promptly and evacuated 93 workers from a labour camp and transferred them for treatment.
Investigations revealed that the incident was caused by a leak of chlorine gas, which happened after midnight in a scrapyard in the Saja’a industrial area.
Sharjah Police said that the labourer passed away after reaching hospital.