Sanitation staff had been referred to as to scrub a septic tank (Representational)
Mungeli:
Three members of a household and a sanitation employee died after inhaling toxic gases inside a septic tank in Chhattisgarh’s Mungeli district on Tuesday, the police stated.
The incident occurred at Marrakona village underneath Sargaon Nagar Panchayat space, a police official stated.
Sanitation staff had been referred to as to scrub a septic tank on the home of Mansharam Kaushik, he stated.
A member of the Kaushik household was wanting inside after the tank was cleaned when he fainted and fell in.
Two different members of the family climbed down into the tank to rescue him however didn’t come out. One of the sanitation staff went in however he too fell unconscious, the official stated.
Villagers knowledgeable the police who retrieved the 4 our bodies after appreciable efforts.
The victims had been recognized as Akhileshwar Kaushik (40), Gaurishankar Kaushik (28), Ramkhilawan Kaushik (45) and sanitation employee Subhash Dagaur (35).
“Prima facie it seems they died after inhaling poisonous gases inside the septic tank,” the police official stated, including {that a} case has been registered and additional investigation is underway.
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel expressed grief over the incident and directed the district administration to supply all attainable help to the household of the victims.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV employees and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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