150 labourers trapped inside MCL underground mine

About 150 labourers at Mahanadi Coalfield Limited’s (MCL) colliery at Odera were trapped in an underground mine this evening as the lift carrying them became non-operational,official sources said. Altogether 250 labourers were initially trapped when going 700 feet below the ground level but about 100 workers were rescued using a lift used for transporting coal,MCL’s […]

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1 min readTalcher (orissa)Aug 30, 2010 10:17 PM IST First published on: Aug 30, 2010 at 10:17 PM IST

About 150 labourers at Mahanadi Coalfield Limited’s (MCL) colliery at Odera were trapped in an underground mine this evening as the lift carrying them became non-operational,official sources said.

Altogether 250 labourers were initially trapped when going 700 feet below the ground level but about 100 workers were rescued using a lift used for transporting coal,MCL’s General Manager Indrakumar Dehuri said.