Tragedy strikes Chikhla mines in Maharashtra as two workers die after slab collapses

Bhandara: Two workers were killed and one was injured after a slab collapsed in the Chikhla mines of Manganese Ore (India) Limited in Maharashtra's Bhandara district on Wednesday, an official said.

The incident occurred during the first shift around 9 am at a depth of 100 metres in the MOIL mines, the Bhandara Disaster Management Office said in a release.

Three workers, all permanent employees, were buried under the debris of which two died at the scene, the release said.

The third worker, Shankar Vishvakarma (56), was rushed to a hospital in Bhandara for treatment.

The bodies of the deceased workers, identified as Vijay Nandlal (50) and Arun Chormar (41), were sent to a hospital in Tumsar for post-mortem, the release added.