Four persons died of suffocation while cleaning a septic tank near a residential building in Loni Kalbhor in Pune district, said police authorities on Wednesday.
The incident took place around 11.30 a.m. The deceased were tasked with cleaning a septic tank behind a residential complex in Loni’s Kadamwak Vasti, around 20 km from Pune city.
“The first victim was taken out of the tank in an unconscious state. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. The others were soon taken out, but had already died,” said a police station official, adding that the process of identifying the victims was on along with further investigations into the matter.
