Dhanbad (Jharkhand): Two women have died and around 20 others have fallen ill after inhaling toxic gas leaking for the past two days from an underground fire at a closed coal mine in Kenduadih in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district, officials said on Thursday.

The leak has affected nearly 10,000 residents in Rajput Basti, Masjid Mohalla, Officer Colony, and the surrounding areas of Dhanbad.

As the situation worsened, several families fled their homes, while Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) made repeated public announcements urging residents to evacuate. The company has set up temporary relief camps at two locations for displaced families.

The leak began on Wednesday from the abandoned mine near the Children’s Park in Kenduadih. Residents complained of severe eye irritation, breathlessness and

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