A section of a water tank collapsed this morning in the Bhosari area of Pimpri Chinchwad, Maharashtra, leading to the deaths of three people and injuring seven others. All the victims were laborers working near the tank at the time of the accident.
"We came to know about this incident at 7 am. PCMC's Fire Brigade team and Medical team reached here. Be it shifting (the bodies) of casualties or taking injured to the hospital, it was done by them...3 people have died and 7-8 are injured. They are admitted to a hospital...Complete information will be gathered, and action will be taken against the guilty... Prima facie, it seems that the killed labourers hail from outside the state. Identification of the labourers is being ascertained by the police, and further action will be taken by them," said Additional Commissioner Pradip Jambhale-Patil.
Poor quality construction blamed
The incident took place at the labor camp of NCCL company, where around 200 workers, mostly from Bihar and Jharkhand, reside. Contractors had installed a large tank about 12 feet long for bathing. On the morning of the accident, several workers were bathing under the tank when it collapsed, causing the roof to collapse and crushing the workers. The tank was reportedly of poor quality, causing the collapse.
Questions over safety and zoning
The camp was set up in the red zone area, raising concerns about whether the Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal authorities had given proper permission. Authorities gave no clear answers to any questions. Police are currently investigating the cause of the accident.
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