At least two persons were killed as a section of the coal mine ceiling of South Eastern Coalfields Limited’s (SECL) situated at Kunda in Vishrampur block of Surguja region caved in on Friday morning.
Four other persons are critically injured; while some others are reportedly trapped inside the mine.
SECL’s Chief Manager, Personnel , Narendra Kumar informed that the cause of accident was still unknown.
He further informed that the coal mine in Kunda which caved in on Friday morning in the first shift lead to death of Mining Sardar Rajendra Singh and a labourer Ajay Singh.
The cause of mishap was yet to be ascertained by the Director General of Mines and Safety. The SECL administration and rescue team members immediately rushed to the spot after the incident, he informed.
As per information the injured were immediately rushed to a nearby hospital while the rescue work for those stranded in the mine was underway till the filing of this report.