At least five workers have lost their lives after inhaling poisonous gas emanating from a tank at a food factory in Madhya Pradeshs Morena district on Wednesday.According to the officials, soon after getting the information the officials initiated the rescue operation and evacuate the facility. Reportedly, the incident has happened at the factory named Sakshi Food Product in the Jarerua area of the district.Madhya Pradesh | Morena SP Shailendra Chouhan tell ANI, Five labourers died in the boiler of a cherry factory in Morena. Their bodies have been sent for postmortem. Police personnel are present at the spot.— ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan (@ANI_MP_CG_RJ) August 30, 2023Following the mishap, the officials taken the prompt action and transferred the bodies for the post-mortem examination. The police officials are suspecting that they could have inhaled the toxic gas.Morena ASP Arvind Singh Thakur while addressing media persons said, “There is a food factory where they used to regularly clean the tank… One man had gone into the tank to clean it and he fell into it. To save him others went down the tank and they fell into it too. Probably there was a toxic gas and it can only be confirmed after post-mortem. Due to this, they died…”#WATCH | Morena ASP Arvind Singh Thakur says, There is a food factory where they used to regularly clean the tank… One man had gone into the tank to clean it and he fell into it. To save him others went down the tank and they fell into it too. Probably there was a toxic gas… pic.twitter.com/1HzyKhkU6R— ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan (@ANI_MP_CG_RJ) August 30, 2023More details awaited.
