Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh (September 30, 2024): Three workers died from asphyxiation while cleaning a diesel tank at Ganpati Agribusiness Pvt. Ltd. in the Jahangirabad area on Monday at around 3:30 PM.
Additional Superintendent of Police Chiranjeev Nath Sinha said that the workers lost consciousness after entering a chamber containing petrol and other hazardous materials. They suffocated due to gas exposure.
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The factory in-charge rushed the workers to the Community Health Centre in Deva, where they were declared dead. An investigation is underway to determine the circumstances leading to their descent into the chamber and the cause of death.