3 contract workers crushed to death 7 injured after part of water tank collapses in Pimpri Chinchwad

Three workers were killed and seven others injured on Thursday morning after a makeshift water tank collapsed at a labor camp in Maharashtra’s Pune district, police said.

The incident took place in Bhosari area of ​​Pimpri Chinchwad Municipality when some workers were taking bath under the water tank, they said.

“It appears that a wall of the water tank exploded due to the water pressure, leading to the collapse of the tank,” Additional Commissioner of Police Pimpri Chinchwad Vasant Pardeshi said.

This is what exactly happened

The tragedy was reported around 7.30 am when many of the local workers were hurriedly doing their morning ablutions, washing clothes, bathing, etc. in the main toilet complex. When a dozen workers were taking a bath at the taps, the water tank abruptly gave way and collapsed into a heap in the toilet complex, resulting in several casualties.

The Pimpri-Chinchwad police and fire brigade along with other disaster relief organizations rushed to the spot to assist in the rescue and relief operations. Local eyewitnesses said they heard some unusual noises just before the huge water tank, which was full to cope with the morning rush hour, crashed and huge amounts of water poured into the area. While three bodies have been recovered from the site, rescue teams are searching for more bodies feared to be buried under the rubble. The victims were working at nearby private construction sites.

The workers who were under the water tank became trapped under the rubble, he said.

“Three of them died on the spot while seven others sustained injuries and were rushed to a hospital,” the official said.