Two labourers were killed as an underground coal mine of South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) at Jhilmili in Korea district collapsed. The incident took place on Tuesday wee hours.
Chief Manager (Public Relations) Narendra Kumar informed The Pioneer that the incident took place at around 3.45 a.m. on Tuesday. The two deceased were identified as Roop Narayan S/O Ram Sai and Akhtar Husain S/O Asgar Ali.
The official, however, denied commenting anything on the accident asserting that a detailed enquiry had to be carried out by Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS). The committee would look into the cause of the incident as well as responsibility of persons if any, he said.
Korea Superintendent of Police Vivek Shukla informed that as per preliminary information, a portion of the roof of the underground mine caved in, killing two workers on the spot while other workers managed to come out of the mine after the mishap.
Senior SECL officials and police personnel rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation, he added.
