Due to collapse of a high tension tower Sunday morning, five labourers working on it died, while eight of them injured seriously. The incident occurred at village Jhalmala under Pamgarh Thana area of Champa-Janjgir district.
After the incident tension prevailed in the area. Injured labourers have been referred to Bilaspur.According to police sources, l & T Company has been given contract for erecting high tension line. Dozens of workers of the company were engaged in erecting high tension line at Jhalmala.
In the meantime, the tower came down crashing completely and a number of labourers present at the site came in to its contact.
One of the labourers identified as Sumital (26) along with his colleague died on the spot while 3 others succumbed to injuries at hospital. Eight other workers too were injured seriously in the incident leading to chaotic scene there.
The police reached the site after receiving information and rushed injured workers to Bilaspur hospitals with the help of villagers.
According to sources, 3 workers have been referred to CIMS while 5 others were referred to Apollo Hospital where there condition is stated to be critical. Police avoided giving information regarding actual situation as well as number of deaths in the incident.
Meanwhile, taking the accident seriously the state government has asked the district collector to ensure better medical facility to the injured. Expressing grief over the death of workers, Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh asked the district administration hold administrative probe into the incident besides ensuring that Rs 10 lakh compensation is paid to each of the dead worker by the contracting company.