2 sanitation workers die while cleaning sewage shaft at Noida house

NOIDA: Two sanitation workers tragically lost their lives on Friday evening after inhaling poisonous gases inside a sewage shaft at a house in Noida, police said on Saturday. Nooni Mandal and Tapan Mandal were working at one Sumit Chawla's house in Sector 26.

Both workers hailed from West Bengal's Malda district and lived in a slum in Sector 9, according to police.

"A person in Sector 26 had hired two persons for cleaning of the septic tank at his home. Last night, while cleaning the tank, the duo became unconscious. They were taken to a hospital but did not survive," deputy commissioner of Police (Noida) Vidya Sagar Mishra said.

As per a police officer, the two workers arrived at the house at 7pm to clean the shaft area. However, the situation took a grim turn when they entered the shaft and were exposed to the poisonous gases.

Both workers hailed from Malda district in West Bengal and lived in a slum in Sector 9, according to police.

A source revealed that the men were transported to the hospital after 11.15 pm, but they had already succumbed to the toxic fumes by the time the doctors examined them.

The police have conducted an inspection of the incident site and have notified the families of the deceased.

(With inputs from PTI)
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