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Jharkhand: Three women killed as coal stockpile collapses in Bokaro

Bokaro, Nov 5 (UNI) Three women were killed and four others injured after a coal stockpile collapsed at the Kathara Colliery in Bokaro district of Jharkhand on Thursday morning, police said.
The incident occurred around 4:45 am at Stockyard No. 5 under Kathara police outpost in the Bermo subdivision, when seven local residents, including six women and a man, were collecting discarded coal for domestic use.
According to preliminary information, the victims were caught beneath a heap of rejected coal that suddenly collapsed. The injured were rescued and taken to the Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) hospital. They were later referred to a larger hospital for further treatment.
The deceased have been identified as Pushpa Devi, Kaushalya Devi and the wife of a man named Hiralaal. All three were residents of Bandh Basti, according to local reports.
Bermo Deputy Superintendent of Police Ravindra Singh confirmed the deaths and said the victims were collecting coal when the stockpile collapsed. The circumstances leading to the incident are being investigated.
Police teams from Kathara outpost and Bokaro Thermal police station reached the spot after receiving information about the incident. They took custody of the bodies and sent them for post-mortem examination.
The incident has raised concerns over the safety of people accessing discarded coal at colliery stockyards. Further details regarding the circumstances of the collapse and the safety arrangements at the site are awaited.
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