Stone Quarry Collapse in India’s Mizoram Kills Eight (+Video)
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Eight dead were found among the wreckage of a stone quarry that had fallen on Monday in the Hnahthial area of south India’s Mizoram by the Border Security Force (BSF) on Tuesday.
The search for four more missing people is ongoing.
According to Superintendent of Police (SP), Vineet Kumar, 13 people were working at the quarry when it caved in. While one worker managed to escape from the spot, 12 persons were reported missing, the SP said, the Indian Express reported.
In a video from the collapse site, several laborers were seen escaping while the quarry was caving in, however many were reportedly trapped. The incident occurred at around 3 pm when laborers of ABCI Infrastructure private limited were working in the quarry, Superintendent of Police (SP), Vineet Kumar said.
According to the eyewitnesses, workers had dug too deep and had upset the stability of the stone quarry resulting in the entire hill crumbling down on the workers.
Lalremsanga said that five earth excavators, a stone crusher and a drilling machine were also completely buried under the debris.
He said that area impacted by the landslide is approximately 5,000 square meters.
The stone quarry is owned by the ABCI, which is executing the widening of a section of the national highway between Hnathial town and Dawn village.
