5 labourers Die While Cleaning Septic Tank in Maharashtra

Mumbai: Five workers died of asphyxiation after inhaling toxic gases during cleaning of a septic tank in Maharashtra’s Parbhani district. Another worker was seriously injured. The incident occurred at the Bhaucha Tanda area under the jurisdiction of the Sonpeth police station on Thursday evening.

Six labourers entered the septic tank on a farm to clean it. While cleaning the tank, they got suffocated. All of them were rushed to a nearby hospital, where five of the workers were declared dead. An accidental death case was registered at the Sonpeth police station and a probe was underway.