A minor girl fell into a hole dug up for a utility pole and remained stuck there for some time before she was rescued in an hour-long operation by fire services personnel on Monday. The incident was reported from Mathili of Malkangiri district.
Sore over the incident, locals held the contractor engaged in the electrification work responsible for such an incident. Had he plugged in the hole, the girl would not have fallen into it, they lamented.
As per reports, the girl was playing on the village street, but was unaware of a hole nearby. It was as deep as six feet. Accidentally, she fell into the narrow hole and got stuck inside. Locals tried to rescue her, but in vain.
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On being informed, personnel of the fire services department rushed to the spot and dug a pit near the hole. The girl was rescued later and hospitalised.
Birup Singh, an official of the fire department, said, “The girl got stuck in the narrow hole in such a way that it was difficult to rescue her immediately. With the help of locals, my team rescued her from the hole after an hour of rescue operation.”
Chittaranjan Maharana, a junior engineer of the electricity distribution company concerned, said, "Following the incident, an explanation was sought from the contractor. The work was halted for two days. The matter is being investigated.”