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3 die after falling into septic tank

Staff Reporter

KOLLAM: Three persons were killed when they fell into a septic tank on Saturday afternoon.

The deceased were identified as Biju, 32, Raghavan, 36, and Raghavan, 45.

Two other workers were admitted to Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital. They are in a critical condition. One person is under treatment at Kottarakara Taluk Hospital.

The incident occurred at a brick kiln at Njaayapally colony at Veliyom, near Kottarakara. The workers were shifting waste from an old septic tank to a new one.

In order to overcome the foul smell, they poured kerosene and a chemical into the old tank. This caused a chemical reaction and production of a poisonous gas.

Two of the workers who inhaled the gas swooned and fell into the tank.

A third worker who jumped into the tank to rescue the two also got trapped.

Seeing this, three other workers also jumped into the tank.

A case has been registered.

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