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A very painful and shocking news is coming out from Bokaro district of Jharkhand. A high pile of coal in CCL’s Kathara Colliery located in Kathara OP area under Bermo sub-division of Bokaro suddenly collapsed. In this horrific accident, three women died on the spot after being buried under the coal debris, while four other people were seriously injured. The accident occurred when local villagers and women had reached the stockyard to collect reject coal for their livelihood and home cooking. This sudden accident has created chaos in the entire area and the families of the deceased are crying in distress. Local administration and police officials are reaching the spot and taking stock of the relief and rescue operations.
#1 Accident happened early in the morning, rural women were picking coal in the stockyard
According to the information received, this horrific accident happened at around 4:45 am on Thursday in Stockyard No. 5 of Kathara Colliery. As usual, some women and other people from the surrounding rural areas had come to collect the reject coal lying in the stockyard so that it could be used as domestic fuel. When people were busy in picking coal, suddenly a huge and heavy mountain-like pile of coal accumulated above suddenly collapsed. A total of six women and one man were badly buried under the heavy load of debris. Immediately after the incident, there was an outcry among the people nearby and a huge crowd gathered at the spot.
#1 Three women died while being taken to CCL hospital
As soon as information about the accident was received, the local people and other villagers present on the spot immediately got involved in rescue operations. After a lot of effort, all the people buried under the debris were pulled out and with promptness they were taken to the nearby CCL Kathara Regional Hospital for treatment. However, hospital doctors declared three women dead after investigation. The women who lost their lives in this tragic accident have been identified as Kaushalya Devi, Pushpa Devi and Sohari Devi, all of whom were residents of Bandh Basti in Kathara area. Four other people injured in this accident are undergoing treatment, some of whom are in critical condition.
#1 Bermo SDPO and police administration on the spot, investigation into the case started
Seeing the seriousness of the incident, Bermo Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Ravindra Singh and the police of the local police station immediately reached the spot with their team. Police have taken possession of the bodies of the three women and have started the process of sending them to Tenughat Sub-Divisional Hospital for post-mortem. CCL management and administrative officials are trying to find out under what circumstances this pile of coal suddenly fell. Initial investigation has revealed that these villagers had gone to the stockyard unauthorized to collect coal. After this heart-wrenching incident, there is mourning in the houses of the deceased families and a wave of mourning has spread in the entire area.