Three Workers Killed In Maharashtra After 3,000-Tonne Silo Collapses In Ethanol Factory
A silo collapse at Radico NV distilleries in Shendre MIDC, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, killed three workers and injured three others on Friday. The incident involved a 3,000-tonne capacity corn storage silo. One worker remains missing as search and rescue operations continue.
At least three workers died and three sustained injuries after a silo storing corn collapsed in an ethanol manufacturing factory in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar’s Shendre MIDC on Friday, officials said.
The bodies of three workers have been recovered, while one worker is missing, he added.
“At around 2:20pm, a 17.17 metre diameter silo tank with a height of 21,60 metres collapsed at Radico NV distilleries. The corn stored in the 3,000 tonne capacity fell out, killing three workers and injuring three others. One person is missing. Search and rescue operations are underway at the site,” he said.
The official identified the deceased as Kisan Hirde (50), Vijay Gawali (40) and Dattatray Borde (40).
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