RAWALPINDI:Five people died of a toxic gas emitting from a well in Rawat area of Rawalpindi on Tuesday.

According to police, a man fell unconscious in a well in Rawat area after inhaling gas toxic gas in there. For his rescue, seven more people entered the well, but they too became unconscious.

On information, Rawat police and rescue teams reached the spot and rescued three of the people who had entered the well while five other people were recovered dead.

The deceased were identified as Zafar, Azhar, Ejaz, Ayyan, and Muhammad Siddique. Their bodies were shifted to a local hospital for post-mortem. A mourning atmosphere prevailed in the area.