5 Workers Die Of Asphyxiation At Fish Processing Unit In Karnataka
NDTV
Mangaluru Asphyxiation Incident: The incident occurred at Sri Ulka LLP, a fish processing unit in the Mangaluru Special Economic Zone at about 7 PM on Sunday, the police commissioner said.
Five workers from West Bengal have died of asphyxiation in a fish processing unit, Mangaluru police Commissioner N Shashi Kumar said on Monday.
The incident occurred at Sri Ulka LLP, a fish processing unit in the Mangaluru Special Economic Zone at about 7 PM on Sunday, Mr Kumar told reporters.
He said one of the workers fell inside the waste collection tank and fell unconscious inside it.
"To save him, seven other labourers entered the tank and they too fell unconscious. They were shifted to the AJ Hospital where three died last night. Two others died in the ICU this morning," Mr Kumar said.
