Four persons died on Saturday due to asphyxiation while working in an under-construction septic tank at Samantarapur village under Patrapur block in Ganjam district.
According to reports, the four were engaged in the construction of the septic tank belonged to the same village under the Jarada police station. They were employed by one Juria Pradhan of the village.
After entering into the tank, they became unconscious, following which they were rushed to the Patrapur Community Health Centre where the doctors declared them dead on arrival.
The deceased were identified as Prasant Kumar Pradhan, Padmalochan Pradhan, Raju Pradhan and Santosh Pradhan. While Prashant and Padmalochan were siblings, Raju was their uncle, sources said.
A pall of gloom descended on the village after the tragic incident.