India, July 10 -- Two daily wage workers died at a private hospital in west Delhi's Paschim Vihar on Tuesday evening, allegedly after inhaling toxic fumes while cleaning a sewage treatment plant (STP) tank on the hospital premises, police said on Wednesday.

The deceased - Brijesh, 26, and Vikram, 38, both from Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi district - were employed by a private firm that had the annual maintenance contract (AMC) for the STP at Sri Balaji Action Hospital, according to the police.

Senior officers said the labourers were provided only blue disposable masks and no other protective or life-saving equipment. The incident occurred around 6.30pm on Tuesday.

A case under Section 106 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for death by neg...