One dead, brother hospitalised over ‘breathing difficulties’ while cleaning well

AMMAN — A man died and his brother was hospitalised on Tuesday when they suffered breathing difficulties while cleaning a five-metre-deep well in Irbid’s Jumha area, according to the Civil Defence Department (CDD).

The brothers suffered breathing difficulties as a result of inhaling smoke from a water pump they were using to clean the well, which resulted in oxygen deprivation, according to a CDD statement. CDD personnel administered first aid to the injured man, who was later reported to be in fair condition.