LUCKNOW: One
labour
died while three others sustained serious injuries after an under-construction wall of the Sewage Treatment Plant (
STP
)
collapsed
due to the digging of
soil
in its basement in Lucknow.
The incident happened on Thursday around 9 in the morning when the work of the STP was undergoing at Sahay Enclave Township situated at Raitha road under Sairpur police station limits.
Confirming the death, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Jitendra Kumar Dubey said that the deceased was identified as 50-year-old Surya Lal, a resident of Lakhimpur Kheri.
According to the fire department when the rescue team comprising of firemen and local police reached at the site, four people were trapped in the soil. “Those trapped were Itwari Lal, Jag Mohan, Vachnesh Kumar Pandey, and Surya Lal,” said Fire station officer of Bakshi Talab Prashant Kumar. “The team carried out the rescue work and all four people were sent to a government hospital in a fire service ambulance for further treatment,” he added.