Brick Kiln Chimney Collapses in Dhalai Dist, Five dead
Agartala Dec 17: At least five people were killed and three others were injured after a brick kiln chimney collapsed on workers in Tripura on Wednesday, officials said.
A district administration official said that the tragic incident happened at Kamalpur in northern Tripura’s Dhalai district when the brick kiln was in operation. The three deceased, who died on the spot, were identified as Subal Debnath (55), Pinku Shil (37), both residents of Tripura and Anil Gautam (49), a resident of Uttar Pradesh. Of the injured, two are residents of Jharkhand.
Two seriously injured workers — Sajal Malakar (40) and Bidhu Sharma (45) – later succumbed to their injuries at the government hospitals.
The injured workers were later shifted to the government-run Govind Ballabh Pant Medical College and Hospital in Agartala for better medical treatment.
Soon after the incident, personnel of the Fire and Emergency Services and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), along with local residents, recovered the bodies of the deceased and rescued the injured, who were taken to nearby hospitals.
Dhalai District Superintendent of Police Mihir Lal Das and local BJP MLA Manoj Kanti Deb visited the area and supervised the rescue operations.
The owner of the brick kiln, Souvik Paul, and his Manager were detained by the police and are now in the Kamalpur Police Station.
Earlier in the day, Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha condoled the deaths and wished a speedy recovery to the injured.
In a social media post, Dr Saha wrote, “It is learned that the chimney of ABC Brick Industry at Kamalpur suddenly collapsed, resulting in the tragic death of three persons and injuries to four others. SDRF and police teams are on the spot, carrying out rescue and relief operations.
My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families, and I wish a speedy recovery to those injured.”
