In an unfortunate incident, three children fell into a molten tar container at Kankana village under the Bamebari police limits in Keonjhar district on Sunday. They sustained critical injuries and were hospitalised.
The container had been placed on roadside in the village as road construction work was underway in the locality. The kids fell into the container when they were playing near it. While two of them fell accidentally, the other child met the same fate as he tried to rescue them.
Villagers rushed to the spot and rescued the trio. It was a challenging task for the locals as the three children were stuck in the container.
As the villagers brought the children out of the container, they removed the tar from their skin by pouring kerosene. The victims were then taken to a local hospital for treatment.
The villagers alleged that the container was not covered by the concerned contractor, for which the mishap took place.