NEW DELHI — India’s government has ordered an investigation into the deaths of five men asphyxiated by toxic fumes while cleaning a septic tank at a housing complex in New Delhi, an official said Monday. Minister of Labor Gopal Rai has asked for the results of the inquiry to be ready within three days, Rai’s spokesman, Sanjay Kamboj, told The Associated Press. The men were sent into the tank to clean it on Sunday, according to New Delhi deputy police commissioner Monika Bhardwaj. ADVERTISEMENTFour men were declared dead on arrival at a nearby hospital, and the fifth man died at the hospital on Monday, Bhardwaj said. The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a massive campaign to improve public health by installing more than 80 million latrines.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 10, 2018 12:45 UTC