MP: Four killed after inhaling suspected toxic fumes inside well in Khandwa
MP: In Khandwa, the cleaning of the well for Gangaur Mata immersion was going on, when a big tragic accident happened. On Thursday, 8 people drowned due to poisonous gas leakage in the well. By 7 pm, the bodies of 4 people were taken out. The search for the remaining 4 people is going on in the well.
Police, administration and SDERF teams are engaged in rescue on the spot. The deceased are said to be from the same family.
Case of Kondavat village near Khandwa
This accident is of village Kondavat of Chhaigaon Makhan area near Khandwa. Here in the village, two people went down to clean the well for Gangaur immersion. Both of them suffocated there. To save them, 6 people went down the well one after the other. In this way, 8 people got caught in the poisonous gas in the well. As soon as the news of the accident was received, there was a stir in the area.
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A large number of villagers gathered near the well. As soon as the information of the incident was received, the police team from Chhaigaon Makhan and Pandhana police station reached the spot along with the SDERF personnel.
Difficulties in rescue due to poisonous gas
Due to poisonous gas in the well, there is more difficulty in the rescue work. SDERF personnel who went down the well wearing oxygen masks took out the bodies of 4 people. Let us tell you that the immersion of the mother of Kunbi Patel society takes place here.
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On Thursday, before the immersion, people went down the well to clean it like every time. On getting information about the incident, Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar reached the spot.
Doctors alert in medical college
As soon as the incident was known, the doctors of the medical college cum hospital were alerted. Here the emergency ward is guarded by Moghat police. The effort is that the people who are rescued do not face any kind of problem in treatment. Here, the bodies taken out from the well were also brought to the district hospital.
Summary
In this case, Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Rai said, "People trapped in the well due to poisonous gas are being rescued. 4 bodies have been taken out. 4 more people are being searched for.
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