A gas leak at a biomass power plant in the southern province of Trang killed a New Zealand engineer and a Thai staff member early Monday morning.
The engineer, identified as Michael Kogsin, 36 along with Chavalit Somnok, 37, a system control officer from Buri Ram province, reportedly died after inhaling the toxic gas at about 1.15am while inspecting a machine inside the plant
Two of the three others staff members who rushed to rescue the two were seriously intoxicated by the gas.