Jharkhand: Road caves in near temporarily closed coal mine in Dhanbad, no trapping or injuries reported

Jharkhand: Road caves in near temporarily closed coal mine in Dhanbad, no trapping or injuries reported

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Thursday, April 21, 2022, 03:40 PM IST
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A 60-feet road caved in near a temporarily closed coal mine in Dhanbad, reported news agency ANI.

"60-feet 'kachcha' road collapsed at around 8:30am in Dhanbad near the temporarily closed mining lease area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL). No trapping or any death/injury has been found till now or appears likely," Deputy Commissioner Dhanbad told news agency ANI.

In February, atleast five people were reportedly killed after an illegal coal mine in Jharkhand's Dhanbad caved in.

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