Three killed in quarry mishap, CM orders probe

Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Wednesday directed the Visakhapatnam District Collector to order probe into the mishap at a quarry in Singanapalli in which three persons were killed and eight others sustained injuries.

The Chief Minister directed the District Collector to monitor all rescue and relief operations at the quarry of colour stones and provide better medical facilities to all the injured in the hospitals. He also directed the District Collector to order a probe into the mishap and submit a report to him.

According to reports, three labourers killed in the mishap when the earth caved in at Singanapalli in GK Street in Visakhapatnam district on Wednesday. The victims have been identified as Sankara Rao, Balaiah and Balanna. Two persons were still missing and eight others sustained severe injuries.

The police and fire personnel have been pressed into service to rescue the people from debris. (INN)