India, April 27 -- Three workers lost their lives after allegedly inhaling toxic gas while cleaning a drainage tank at a mushroom processing unit in Belesar village of Purandar taluka on Saturday.

The deceased have been identified as Pintu Rajesh Prasa, 23, a resident of Khoraram in Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh; Vyas Oham Kumar, 22, from Navtam in Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh; and Gautam Ramsuran Kushwah, 36, from Mednapur, Devrai district in Uttar Pradesh.

According to Jejuri police, the incident occurred around 4:30 pm at Wada Agro Mushroom Company. One worker entered the drainage tank to clean it but did not return. Sensing something was wrong, a second worker climbed down to check on him, followed by a third. However, all th...