Saudi teen dies after inhaling ‘laughing gas’

A 15-year-old Saudi boy died after inhaling butane, also known ‘laughing gas’, which is used in refilling gas lighters, a newspaper reported on Sunday.

The boy was rushed to hospital in eastern Saudi Arabia but died later, the Arabic language daily Okaz said, quoting police.

The victim was the second Saudi boy to have died in the eastern region because of inhaling butane, which the paper said is widely used by teen agers in the Gulf kingdom.