Three die of asphyxiation at illegal coal mine in Gujarat

Three workers died of asphyxiation on Saturday while working inside an illegal coal mine in Gujarat’s Surendranagar district, The Hindu reported, quoting unidentified officials.

The incident occurred after a toxic gas leak in the 100-foot mine near the Bhet village in the Thangadh taluka, according to The Times of India. The workers were identified as Laxman Koli, Viram Koli and Khoda Koli, the newspaper quoted unidentified police officers as saying.

They were declared dead on arrival at a hospital.

Laxman Koli’s father, Savsi Koli, filed a complaint after the workers’ deaths.