Pune: 3 Workers Killed, 7 Injured As Water Tank Collapses In Pimpri Chinchwad Township

Some labourers were taking baths under the water tank when it collapsed due to water pressure.

The incident took place in the Bhosari area of Pimpri Chinchwad township (Image: PTI)

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At least three workers were killed and seven others were injured after a makeshift water tank collapsed at a labour camp in Maharashtra's Pune distinct on Thursday morning, police said. 

The incident took place in the Bhosari area of Pimpri Chinchwad township. Some labourers were taking baths under the water tank when it collapsed due to water pressure.

Pune, Maharashtra: A water tank collapsed in the Bhosari area of Pimpri Chinchwad this morning, resulting in the deaths of three laborers and injuring seven others. Senior police officials are currently on the scene pic.twitter.com/ne8ZLwfumE

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"It seems a wall of the water tank exploded due to the water pressure, leading to the collapse of the tank," Additional Commissioner of Police, Pimpri Chinchwad Vasant Pardeshi told news agency PTI.

The labourers who were below the water tank got trapped under the debris, of which three died. "Three of them died on the spot while seven others sustained injuries and they have been rushed to a hospital," the official said.

Further details are awaited.