Toxic gas kills sanitary worker

KARACHI:

A sanitary worker was killed and two others left unconscious after inhaling toxic gases while cleaning a manhole in Agra Taj Colony in Lyari on Sunday.

The deceased and injured were pulled out of the manhole and shifted to Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital. The deceased was identified as 50-year-old Dildar, while the others were identified as Bota, 40, and Nasir, 40.

According to area residents, most of the manholes in the area had overflowed during the monsoon rains on Friday, leading to the accumulation of sewerage on roads.

On Sunday, union council members and sanitary workers came to fix the issue. Dildar was lowered into the manhole with a rope tied to him for security, while the other two held the rope. When there was no movement from Dildar, the other two workers, went in after him and both fainted from inhaling the toxic gases too.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 20^th, 2020.