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Tragedy in Mumbai: One Dead, One Critical After Falling into Sewer Manhole
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News18•28-09-2026, 15:45
Tragedy in Mumbai: One Dead, One Critical After Falling into Sewer Manhole
- •Two laborers fell into a sewer manhole while cleaning a drainage line for a housing society in Santacruz (East), Mumbai.
- •One worker was declared dead upon arrival at V N Desai Hospital, while the other is in critical condition in the MICU.
- •The incident occurred when a private worker allegedly opened a municipal sewer manhole without informing BMC officials.
- •Fire brigade personnel rescued the workers and rushed them to the hospital.
- •This incident follows another tragedy where two men suffocated to death in a public toilet in suburban Mumbai a day prior.
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Two labourers hired by a housing society fell into a sewer manhole while cleaning a drainage line in Santacruz (East), Mumbai. Fire brigade personnel rescued them and rushed them to V N Desai Hospital, where one was declared brought dead and the other was admitted to the Medical Intensive Care Unit for treatment.
The incident occurred at the Bhavya Niketan housing society on Golibar Road No. 8, opposite V N Desai Hospital in Santacruz (East), Mumbai.
During a cleaning operation of the housing society's internal sewer line, one of the workers allegedly opened a municipal sewer manhole without informing Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation officials, leading to both workers falling inside.
