Second Gas Leak Victim Passed Away.

Philipsburg:--- Unconfirmed reports reaching SMN News late Sunday night states that the female victim that was in the Pond Island home on Thursday where the gas leak took place also died. SMN News learnt that the woman whose identity is only known as Carmelita passed away on Sunday evening. On Friday morning, police discovered a man known in the neighborhood as Nando dead in his home while his spouse Carmelita was taken to the St.Maarten Medical Center in critical condition.
Police said they believe there was some sort of gas leak in the home causing the death of the man. Police also said they were investigating the cause of the leak and the circumstances into the victim's death. So far no other reports have been made available to the media regarding the gas leak or what could have killed the victims.
Efforts made to contact police spokesman Ricardo Henson on Sunday night proved futile.