Four die in Ujjain hotel waste tank incident
Four people allegedly died of suffocation after entering a waste chamber at a hotel in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday night.
Four people died after entering a food waste tank at Shri Ganga Hotel on the Ujjain-Dewas Road in Madhya Pradesh, according to reports from The Indian Express and Deccan Herald.
The incident occurred at approximately 11 pm on Saturday. Ujjain Superintendent of Police Pradeep Sharma told reporters that the four individuals apparently died of suffocation after getting trapped inside the chamber while cleaning it.
Police attempted to revive the four people using CPR after pulling them out, but they were declared dead at a hospital. Three of the deceased have been identified as Kamlesh Tamboli, Nitin Wahid, and Manoj Meena.
Two other individuals who entered the tank to attempt a rescue fell ill and are currently receiving hospital treatment. District Collector Raushan Kumar Singh said it appears two people entered the tank for cleaning, and two others entered to rescue them.
District Magistrate Singh stated that the administration will investigate if the workers entered the chamber for cleaning or fell in accidentally. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem as investigations continue.