Three killed, 18 injured including two Chinese engineers in tunnel explosion

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Three killed, 18 injured including two Chinese engineers in tunnel explosion
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Published: June 1, 2015
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Labor inside tunnel, work was pulled round the clock. PHOTO: wapda.gov.pk/

An explosion in the tunnel of the Neelum-Jhelum Hydel Power Project in Muzaffarabad has claimed three lives while 18 other workers have been injured, reportedExpress News.

According to Express News, the explosion was the result of gas compression in the tunnel where work was being round the clock because of the worsening power crisis in the country.

The injured also include two Chinese engineers who were on site at the time of the explosion.

The tunnel, which happens to be five kilometers in long, was under construction from both the sides.

Eye witnesses say that the tunnel has collapsed by approximately 50 meters in depth.

The three deceased laborers are Raja Umair, Zahid Mughal, and Saif Alam

Rescue teams have reached the site along with police who are extracting people from the rubble and shifting the injured to nearest hospitals in Muzaffarabad.

Construction on this project began in 2008 after a Chinese consortium was awarded the contract in July 2007.

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[jaatram]

RIP to dead and speedy recovery to the injured ones.

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[I.R.A]

RIP to the dead and my best wishes for those who are injured. Construction is a risky business, you need to have continuous safety practices and monitoring in place around the clock.

Construction on this project began in 2008

In other words commission on this project started with new brilliant most competent democratic government in place.

 

[Shamain]

Inna lillah

 

[aqdus]

RIP to dead and speedy recovery to the injured ones.

PS.
I hope RAW is not blamed for this unfortunate incident.

You started well and i appreciate that but you ended like a fool as always. Come on man get mature.

 

[jaatram]

You started well and i appreciate that but you ended like a fool as always. Come on man get mature.

edited the post.

 

[aqdus]

edited the post.

yup Grammar mistake.

edited the post.

Thanx for editing Extremely Appreciated......