More than 15 Indian workers trapped after hydroelectric tunnel blast kills nine
Rescuers used breathing gear as toxic methane and other gases hampered efforts to reach dozens of workers trapped inside the collapsed tunnel.
- A powerful industrial explosion at the underground construction site of a major hydroelectric project in northern India killed at least nine workers and left more than 15 others trapped deep inside a collapsed tunnel.
- Local disaster management officials reported that the blast occurred during routine excavation and blasting operations, causing a massive section of the tunnel ceiling to collapse and sealing off the only exit route.
- Heavy rescue operations, involving the National Disaster Response Force and specialized drilling teams, are underway to clear tons of debris and reach the trapped laborers before oxygen supplies dwindle.
- Authorities stated that intense heat, pockets of toxic gas, and unstable geological conditions inside the damaged mountain structure are severely slowing down the initial rescue and recovery efforts.
- The state government has ordered a high-level judicial inquiry into the incident to investigate potential safety violations, equipment failure, or negligence regarding the storage and handling of commercial explosives at the site.
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In northeastern India, at least eleven people died in an explosion in a tunnel construction site.The hydroelectric project, where the disaster occurred, is part of the government's ambitious energy offensive.
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Explosion in Indian hydropower project tunnel leaves 11 dead and 14 missing
GUWAHATI, India — A suspected gas explosion on Monday triggered a collapse inside a tunnel that was under construction at a hydropower project in India’s northeastern Himalayan state of Sikkim, leaving at least 11 people dead and 14 missing, officials said on Tuesday. State Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang, who visited the disaster site near the Chinese border, said the explosion was triggered by a build-up of methane gas. At least 27 people wer…
According to previous information from the accident site in Sikkim State, 25 workers were included and 10 of them died.
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