In a tragic incident, three workers of Uranium Corporation of India limited (UCIl), Jadugora have been reported to have died in a mine mishap while nine others were injured. The accident took place at Turamdih mine located in East Singhbhum district.
Sources informed that there were 11 workers engaged in the job when suddenly water gushed into causing the workers to be trapped in mud.
One of them, Milan Karmakar was killed, while 11 others were trapped. Nine of them have been rescued.
Confirming the mishap, Dalbhum sub-divisional officer Suraj Kumar said the mishap took place when the workers were cleaning accumulated slush. The water gushed in causing the workers to be trapped.
Meanwhile an official of UCIl said that the rescue job is on and the area has been cordoned. The injured were rushed to Tata Main Hospital, where their condition was stated to be normal.