Nagpur, May 17 -- Two workers died after allegedly inhaling toxic gas while cleaning a sewage chamber at the Butibori MIDC area in Maharashtra's Nagpur district, police said on Sunday.
The incident occurred on Saturday evening around 6 pm near Plot K-3 in the industrial area, where three workers had entered a closed sewage pipeline chamber for cleaning work.
The deceased were identified as Prashant Manuje and Rahul Madavi, while another worker, Suresh Patekar, was admitted to a hospital and is undergoing treatment in critical condition.
According to police, the workers were engaged by contractor Gaurav Puri for cleaning the sewage chamber.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the workers allegedly entered the confined space without s...