Four killed in SCCL mine mishap
The Hindu
Roof of underground mine collapses
Four coal miners were killed when a portion of the roof of the SRP 3 & 3A incline underground mine of the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) collapsed on them in Srirampur area in Mancherial district on Wednesday.
The incident occurred when the miners were engaged in work related to roof stitch at about 15 metres from the junction inside the underground mine after the roof suddenly caved in at 10.30 am, causing fatal injuries, sources said.
The four deceased miners were identified as B Laxmaiah, 60, timberman, V Krishna Reddy, 57, timberman, G Satyanarayanaraju, 32, Badli worker and R Chandrasekhar, 32, Badli worker.
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