T. Narasipur, Aug. 2 -- Three workers were killed after a brick kiln collapsed burying the three workers under hot bricks and red-hot coal and ash at Boodanahalli village in the taluk yesterday.

The deceased are Rajesh (32), Narayana (53) and Nagaraju (62), residents of Boodanahalli village.

Yesterday at about 6 am, the three went to the kiln owned by Congress leader Siddaraju of the village for work. But before the fire and heat from the kiln had cooled down completely, the three, without any safety equipment began to break open the kiln.

But at about 11.30 am, the kiln collapsed all of a sudden and hot bricks and red-hot coal and ash fell on the three works resulting in Rajesh and Narayana sustaining severe burns and breathing their ...