A labourer works near an open manhole at Connaught Place in the heart of New Delhi, India. Five men have died from exposure to toxic fumes while cleaning a septic tank at a housing complex in New Delhi. (AP file photo)NEW DELHI: India's government has ordered a probe 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. The men were sent into the tank to clean it on Sunday, according to New Delhi deputy police commissioner Monika Bhardwaj. "Those in power are not taking these events seriously,'' Mr Wilson said.

Source: Bangkok Post September 10, 2018 12:11 UTC