Six trapped inside chimney of factory

Rajkot: At least six labourers were trapped inside the chimney of a cement factory in Rananvav of Porbandar on Thursday after the scaffolding they were standing on collapsed. Rescue operations by teams of the Indian Coast Guard and the local fire brigade was on till late on Thursday night.
According to sources, the incident occurred when the labourers were working inside the chimney at the height of 45-foot doing painting work inside. “A scaffolding made out of iron pipes was erected inside the chimney for this purpose. However, the scaffolding collapsed due to some unknown reasons and six labourers fell down from the height of at least 40 feet,” said Porbandar district collector AM Sharma.
“The fire brigade and Indian Coast Guard teams are engaged in rescue work. A chopper has been engaged by coast guard. Two teams of NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) are also pushed into service,” he added.
“Six workers are currently trapped inside the chimney under the metal debris of the scaffolding,” said Sharma. Camera-mounted drones were sent inside the chimney to locate the workers and establish contact with them, he added.