Bobbili: Two Workers Die of Suffocation While Cleaning Petrol Tank
26 Sept 2023 11:31 AM IST26 Sept 2023 11:31 AM IST
Polinaidu was engaged by the bunk owner to clean the fuel tank. He fell into the tank while cleaning it
Mukhiya said that the trio was in a car and got petrol filled. One of them came out and started beating me, while another person also joined in. My colleague received injuries and collapsed. I informed our supervisor and rushed him to the hospital, he said (Representional DC Image)
Visakhapatnam: Two workers died of suffocation while cleaning a petrol tank at a filling station in Bobbili town, Vizianagaram district on Monday morning.
The victims have been identified as Peddinti Polinaidu, 57, from Chintada village, and Assu Ojha, 25, from Odisha.
According to reports, Polinaidu was engaged by the bunk owner to clean the fuel tank. He fell into the tank while cleaning it. Ojha jumped into the tank to rescue Polinaidu, but both died of suffocation.
Police pulled out the two bodies and sent them to Bobbili Government Hospital for post-mortem.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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