Rescuers say flooding and toxic gas in the collapsed tunnel make it unlikely any remaining trapped workers survived.
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Another police officer said the temperature around the furnace shot up to several degrees Celsius after the blast, making rescue operations extremely difficult
Another man, who attempted to rescue the victim and fell unconcious inside the tank, was pulled out alive by the rescue squad members and admitted to a nearby hospital.
A furnace explosion triggered a fire at Jain Resource Recycling's plant in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Five other migrant workers — all from Bihar — sustained minor burn injuries and are undergoing treatment
The death of 14 girls from the Juang community, a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group, from Odisha at a seafood processing plant in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvallur has brought to the fore the socio-economic realities of marginalised tribal populations despite decades of targeted interventions. Satyasundar Barik visits the Juang villagers who lost their daughters to understand what went wrong in the development journey
The union renewed its demand after 10 workers died in a June 8 accident, saying the inquiry report is still awaited and pointing to earlier safety notices to the management
Currently, 14 women are undergoing treatment – one each on ventilator support and oxygen support, and 12 stable
Of the 83 persons who were affected in the ammonia gas leak that occurred on June 21, 15 women are still hospitalised — one on ventilator support.
Cause of blaze yet to be ascertained
The injured were rescued and taken to Haldia Sub-Divisional Hospital. Five of them were later shifted to Tamluk Medical College and Hospital, where two were reported to be in critical condition, a police officer said
Tiruvallur district officials say there has been no response from the Jharkhand government despite repeated requests to facilitate the workers’ return
A worker has died and another has been left unconscious after a construction vehicle fell on its side at a Hong Kong construction site. Police said on Monday that they received a report at 9.42am that an industrial accident had occurred on the site on Liberty Avenue in Ho Man Tin. The force said at least one worker had become trapped when the vehicle fell on its side. One worker was certified dead on scene, while another was rushed to Kwong Wah Hospital in Yau Ma Tei in an unconscious state, it...