At least three coal washery workers were injured after the main building of Swang CCL washery collapsed on Thursday afternoon. All labourers were rescued so far and three have been injured and admitted in CCL Kathara hospital, Gomia police said. Sources said that the main washery building near Swang in Gomia in Bokaro collapsed around 03:40 pm. "The building is around 50 years old. The entire focus is on rescuing the workers trapped. Investigation will be done," said CCL authorities. Sources said that three workers were doing their job inside the main building of Swang washary at 3 pm,when it suddenly collapsed. All three workers have been rescued from the site.The mining site, which is full of dilapidated buildings, had been flooded due to heavy rain in the past weeks, police reported. According to CCL authorities the local residents also joined in the rescue effort and formed a human chain to help remove the debris.
While a large number of workers reached the site following the accident and shifted the 3 injured workers identified as Chhotka Day, Mohan Hansda and Baidhnath Mahto to a nearby CCL hospital Kathara, said Inspector Umesh Kumar Thakur. Apart from CCL personnel, police teams,and ambulance are at the location.
