Manoj Yadav, Korba. A massive fire incident has occurred in SECL Deepka mine. During coal excavation in the Amgaon area of the mine, a drill machine being used for blasting suddenly caught fire. The driver of the drill machine had a narrow escape during the incident and pulled himself to safety in time.
According to the information received, the cause of this accident is said to be fire due to short circuit and overheating of the machine. The huge flames of fire in the drill machine spread so fast that the machine worth crores of rupees started burning. Seeing the fire, SECL fire department was immediately informed. Fire vehicles reached the spot and tried to control the fire. There was no casualty in this accident, but the drill machine was completely burnt to ashes.
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