Many labourers feared trapped as chimney collapses at steel plant in Chhattisgarh; rescue ops on (WATCH)
By Shweta Kumari | First Published Jan 9, 2025, 6:11 PM ISTSeveral labourers were feared trapped after a chimney collapsed at a steel plant in Chhattisgarh on Thursday.
Several labourers were feared trapped after a chimney collapsed at a steel plant in Chhattisgarh on Thursday. "Labourers are feared trapped at an iron-making factory in Sargaon, Mungeli after the silo structure of the factory collapsed. One injured labourer has been admitted to a hospital," Mungeli collector Rahul Deo told news agency ANI.
Major accident at the under-construction Kusum plant in Mungeli, Chhattisgarh. Over 30 people trapped as a chimney collapses. Rescue teams are on-site. pic.twitter.com/CRz2xSAiJ1
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"Police and administration are present at the spot. Rescue operation is underway," he added.
As per preliminary information, the silo - an iron structure used to store bulk materials – crashed, trapping under it some workers present at the site, he said.
The exact cause of the collapse is yet to be ascertained.
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