India, Nov. 12 -- Three workers died after losing consciousness while carrying out maintenance work inside a chemical storage tank at an automotive component manufacturing facility in Dhumsapur, Bhondsi, on Wednesday morning, police said. An FIR has been registered against the company owner and four officials following allegations that the workers were sent inside the tank without adequate safety equipment.

Police said the incident occurred around 9.30am when the three workers entered the tank, which was used to store hazardous chemicals, for routine maintenance work.

The deceased were identified as Naresh Yadav (56), a resident of Badshahpur, Mohammad Arif (21), a native of Muzaffarpur in Bihar, and Anil Jha (46), a native of Nawada in...