One person died in an accident in the basement drainage line of U.N Mehta Hospital, housekeeping staff went on strike, 'Employed to do drainage work without safety'

Located in the Asarwa area of Ahmedabad city. Three youths fell into the drainage line at Mehta Hospital and were rescued by the fire brigade. All three have been admitted to the hospital for treatment of serious injuries. Locals allege that one of the three contract workers died during treatment and the housekeeping staff of the hospital have been on strike since this morning (July 7). More than 200 employees have gone on strike. Locals allege that the employee was deputed to carry out drainage work without safety despite housekeeping work. The employee was rescued and shifted to the hospital. The fire brigade team reached the spot after receiving a message that three youths had fallen into a drainage line at the UN Mehta Hospital yesterday evening. However, one person was pulled out by the locals and sent to the hospital, while two persons were pulled out of the drainage line by the fire brigade team and shifted to the hospital for treatment. The incident was reported to be a contractual employee at the hospital itself. An employee is alleged to have died. The condition of the trio was found to be very critical. The families of the three reached the hospital. However, the family alleges that the hospital did not allow them to meet them and that one person died. He was an employee of a company named SMC, which runs a housekeeping contract, and it has been alleged that he died. However, there has been no official announcement from the hospital yet. A large number of housekeeping staff have gone on strike. Police reached the spot The housekeeping staff was forced to call the police as they went on strike. A team of Shahibaug police has reached the hospital and the doors of the hospital are currently closed. A large number of housekeeping staff have created a ruckus and the police are explaining to them. Mishap in the basement drainage line of U.N Mehta Hospital Yesterday (July 6) at the Civil Hospital campus in Ahmedabad. A heart-wrenching tragedy came to light on the premises of Mehta Hospital. During the cleaning of the underground sewage tank on the hospital premises, a labourer suddenly fell unconscious due to poisonous gas and fell directly from the ground into the half-filled tank. Two other persons who were present there to see him drowning and rescue him also got down in the tank immediately, but due to the severe effects of the poisonous gas, they too fell unconscious on the spot and got trapped in the sewage water tank. The fire brigade team rushed to the spot after receiving a message that three youths had fallen into the drainage pipeline in the basement of the hospital. Firefighters pulled out the workers trapped in the pipeline and admitted them to the hospital after a lot of struggle. Read the full story