Two Killed, One Injured in Slab Collapse at Chikhla Mines in Maharashtra
5 March 2025 11:05 AM
Tragedy strikes Bhandara district as debris buries three workers during morning shift at 100-metre depth
A slab collapse in MOIL's Chikhla manganese mines claimed two lives and left one injured during operations on Wednesday morning.
Bhandara: Two workers were killed and one was injured after a slab collapsed in the Chikhla mines of Manganese Ore (India) Limited in Maharashtra's Bhandara district on Wednesday, an official said.
The incident occurred during the first shift around 9 am at a depth of 100 metres in the MOIL mines, the Bhandara Disaster Management Office said in a release. Three workers, all permanent employees, were buried under the debris of which two died at the scene, the release said.
The third worker, Shankar Vishvakarma (56), was rushed to a hospital in Bhandara for treatment. The bodies of the deceased workers, identified as Vijay Nandlal (50) and Arun Chormar (41), were sent to a hospital in Tumsar for post-mortem, the release added.
( Source : PTI )
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