A two-year-old boy fell into a manhole in Surat, Gujarat, officials said on Wednesday. Upon receiving information about the incident, a team of the fire department officials rushed to the spot and launched a search and rescue operation. At least 60-70 workers deployed have been deployed to carry out the rescue operation.
The incident occurred in Vairav village of the district after the lid of the manhole was "damaged by a heavy vehicle".
"The lid of the manhole chamber was damaged by a heavy vehicle. A 2-year-old boy has fallen into it. We have checked around 100-150 meter area. A search operation is underway to spot the child...60-70 workers are deployed here," Chief Fire Officer Basant Parikh told news agency ANI.
CFO Parikh also said that it will take time to rescue the child.
The boy's mother told news agency PTI that he was going to get an ice cream when the incident took place. "I wasn’t aware that the lid of the manhole was open. He fell into it," she said.
Further details about the incident are awaited.