Mungeli Collector Rahul Deo said the rescue operation is underway.
VIDEO | A chimney collapsed at a steel plant in Mungeli, Chhattisgarh earlier today. Several labourers feared trapped under it. More details awaited.
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The incident occurred in the afternoon at the plant located in the Saragaon area of the district, Mungeli Superintendent of Police Bhojram Patel said.
As per preliminary information, the silo (Chimney like structure) – an iron structure used to store bulk materials – crashed, trapping under it some workers present at the site, he said.
After being alerted, police reached the spot and a rescue operation was launched, the official said.
Many more workers are reported to be trapped under the collapsed structure and efforts are being made to pull them out, the official added.
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