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In a tragic incident in Balasore district, three workers lost their lives on Sunday allegedly after coming in contact with a live wire during an ongoing construction work at Gagandhuli village of Jhinkiria panchayat under Simulia police limits.
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The mishap occurred when the live wire snapped and fell during the plastering of a septic tank.
According to sources, a fatal electrocution incident under Simulia police limits claimed the lives of three workers who were involved in plastering the septic tank when the live wire reportedly broke and fell on them, causing the three deaths. The victim persons were not professional electricians but daily-wage workers hired for the work.
The three deceased have been identified as Babaji Majhi, Bapi Majhi, and Narahari Behera. One of the workers died on the spot due to the electric shock, while the other two were critically injured and later succumbed to their injuries in a hospital in Bhadrak.
On being informed, local police reached the spot and initiated a probe into the matter.
“A temporary electric connection was given to light the tank's interior, following which the workers were found to be unconscious. The two injured were rescued and taken to Bhadrak district headquarters hospital (DHH), where doctors declared them dead while undergoing treatment,” some locals expressed.
Cause of death yet to be ascertained
“We are yet to ascertain the exact cause of their death, whether the three died due to electrocution or suffocation. The actual reason can only be established after a post-mortem report comes in,” said inspector-in-charge (IIC) Suchendra Mahalik.
A case has been registered in this connection and a probe initiated, Mahalik added.
Earlier on June 3, four sanitation workers had died allegedly due to asphyxiation while they were cleaning a septic tank in Nabarangpur district.
