Seven killed while cleaning Gujarat hotel sewer

Vadodara: Seven persons, including four sanitation workers, died on Saturday after inhaling toxic fumes while cleaning sewer of a hotel in Vadodara district of Gujarat, officials said. The incident happened shortly after midnight at Darshan Hotel in Fartikui village of Dabhoi tehsil, around 30 kms from Vadodara city, police said.

Three employees of the hotel were also among those killed. The government said that it has directed the police to take strict action against the hotel owner.