Tragic accident at the Pune glass factory: four dead, one injured

Officials said four workers died and one was seriously injured on Sunday when a consignment of glass fell on them while they were unloading it from a vehicle at a glass factory in Pune city in Maharashtra.

The incident took place at the unit in Yevlewadi in Katraj area around 1.30 pm, they said. “First, we received a call that five to six workers were trapped while unloading glass stocks at a glass manufacturing plant in Katraj area. “A fire brigade team was at the spot,” said a fire department official.

“Firefighters pulled out five injured workers and took them to a nearby hospital. However, four of them died while one of them was receiving treatment in the hospital,” he said. Police were on scene and investigating the incident.

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