In a tragic incident, five labourers died after an under construction high-tension electricity tower, on which they were working, collapsed in Janjgir-Champa district, police said on Sunday.
Talking over phone Janjgir-Champa Superintendent of Police Sheikh Arif Hussain said “The incident happened at Javre Hardi village under Janjgir police station around 5.45 pm.
According to police sources, five labourers were busy in tightening the nut bolt at the top of the tower when suddenly it collapsed. The incident happed in such a short span of time that it gave no chance to anybody to think or react. The 120 feet high tower, bent from 20 feet above the ground, police said. The labourers, who worked for a private company, were connecting the high tension wire of the Power Grid Corporation, Hussain said. Tension gripped the area after the incident.
Soon after the incident the victims were rushed to hospital nearby in 108 emergency ambulance services where doctors declared them brought dead, police said. Those killed were identified as Vikas Mahto (21), Hari Mahto (26), Prakash Mahto (28), Bhola Mahto (35) and Gowardhan Singh (22), natives of Jharkhand.