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28 March 2024

Boy dies after inhaling 'laughing' gas

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A 14-year-old Saudi boy who wanted to joke with friends died after inhaling what is known locally as laughing gas, becoming the third victim in the Gulf Kingdom of this toxic substance - used in lighters.

The Saudi daily ‘Al Hayat’ said the boy was rushed to hospital in the northwestern Hail town on after inhaling butane.

It quoted doctors at King Khalid Hospital as saying the boy suffered from lung failure, which caused his death.

Two other Saudi teen agers died after inhaling butane this year in separate cases in the eastern province, according to the report.