4 killed, 1 injured while unloading batch of glass in Pune

Pune: Four workers were killed and one was seriously injured when a load of glass fell on them while they were unloading it from a vehicle at a glass manufacturing factory in Maharashtra’s Pune city. Sunday, officials said.

The incident took place at the unit located at Yevlewadi in Katraj area around 1:30 p.m., they said.

“We first received a call that five to six workers were trapped while unloading glass at a glass manufacturing factory located in Katraj area. A fire brigade team was present at the site,” he said. said a fire official.

“Firefighters pulled out five injured workers and rushed them to a nearby hospital. However, four of them died while another was treated at the hospital,” he said.

Police were on scene and an investigation was underway into the incident.