Three women die after being buried under coal heap in Jharkhand's Bokaro

A horrific accident occurred on Thursday morning in the Bokaro district of Jharkhand state, where three women lost their lives after a large heap of coal suddenly collapsed. This incident took place at the Kathara Colliery of Central Coalfields Limited (CCL). Four other people collecting coal in the stockyard at the time of the accident were seriously injured.

According to reports from Amer Ujla, the accident occurred at stockyard number-5 of the Kathara Colliery located in the Kathara OP area of the Bermo subdivision. At the time of the incident, people present there were collecting discarded coal for household use and fuel. During this, a massive heap of coal suddenly collapsed, burying six women and one man underneath.

Upon receiving information about the incident, local villagers, police, and officials from the CCL management immediately reached the spot. Rescue operations were launched to pull out the people trapped under the debris. After a long struggle, all the people were rescued, but three women died on the spot. Officials stated that all three deceased women were residents of Bandh Basti.

According to officials, the condition of the four people injured in the accident is extremely critical. They were immediately shifted to a local hospital, but given their condition, they have been referred to a larger hospital for better treatment. It has been learned that all the deceased and injured are residents of surrounding villages.

Bermo Subdivision Police Officer (SDPO) Ravindra Singh has confirmed the incident. Currently, an investigation into the accident has been initiated by the police and CCL management teams. Efforts are being made to find the reasons why this heavy heap of coal suddenly collapsed. This tragedy has cast a pall of gloom over Kathara and its surrounding rural areas, and the condition of the families of the deceased women is extremely pathetic.

Further details regarding this accident are still being gathered. This major tragedy occurred during the activity of collecting coal by people in the colliery's stockyard, resulting in seven people being directly affected. The exact causes of this accident will become clear only after the police investigation.