Several people are feared dead while over 25 workers are feared trapped under the debris as an under-construction chimney at Kusum Plant collapsed in the Mungeli district of Chhattisgarh. The incident occurred on Tuesday after the silo structure of the factory collapsed.
The chimney collapse comes days after nine coal mine workers got stranded in Umrangso in Dima Hasao district of Assam. Mungeli Superintendent of Police Bhojram Patel said that the incident took place in a plant located in the Saragaon area of the district.
“Labourers 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. Police and Administration are present at the spot. Rescue operation is underway,” said Mungeli Collector Rahul Deo.
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