Odisha: Bodies Of 3 Workers Recovered During 36-Hour Rescue Op After Iron Structure Collapses In Cement Plant

Three laborers died when a coal hopper collapsed at a cement plant in Odisha, after a 36-hour rescue operation.

Representational Image | The workers were trapped after a coal hopper – a big iron structure used for storing large quantities of coal – collapsed on Thursday evening.

Source : ABP Live Ai

Bhubaneswar, Jan 18 (PTI) The bodies of three missing labourers were on Saturday recovered from the debris of a collapsed iron structure on the premises of a cement plant in Odisha’s Sundergarh district, after a 36-hour rescue operation, police said.

The deceased have been identified as Susanta Rout (58), Ranjit Bhol (24) and Dashrath Patra (42), who were engaged by a contractor at the captive power plant in Rajgangpur, they said.

The workers were trapped after a coal hopper – a big iron structure used for storing large quantities of coal – collapsed on Thursday evening, said Brijesh Kumar Rai, DIG, Western Range (Rourkela).

The coal hopper was operated by a third-party vendor engaged by Dalmia Cement, the company had earlier said in a statement.

Over 60 other workers were safely rescued on the day of the accident, officials said.

Personnel of the fire service department, Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) and local police teams carried out the rescue operation.

Further investigation is underway. 

Odisha: Minor consumes poison on court premises during hearing of 'rape' case

Kendrapara (Odisha), Jan 17 (PTI) A 16-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped in June last year, attempted to kill herself by consuming poison on court premises in Kendrapara on Friday, police said.

She was first taken to the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack and then to the Government District Headquarters Hospital in Kendrapara, they said.

Her condition is “stated to be serious” and an investigation is underway, said Inspector in-Charge of Kendrapara town police station, Dilip Sahoo.

The minor attempted to end her life by consuming poison in the washroom of Kendrapara Additional District Judge-cum Special Judge Court (POCSO) here when the hearing was underway, the officer said.

The girl was allegedly sexually assaulted on June 6 last year. Police had later arrested a 21-year-old accused in the case.

The court proceedings were suspended following the incident, sources said.

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