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Four workers dead in Japan after manhole fall
GYODA CITY, SAITAMA PREFECTURE, JAPAN, AUG 2 – The workers were part of a nationwide emergency sewage pipe survey after a January sinkhole; toxic hydrogen sulfide gas likely contributed to the fatalities, officials said.
- Four workers have died in Japan after falling into a manhole while inspecting sewage pipes near Tokyo, according to authorities.
- The manhole measured about 60cm wide and 12 metres deep, and the workers did not respond after falling in.
- Rescuers detected hydrogen sulfide, a toxic gas, coming from the manhole during the rescue operation.
- The local media reported that the workers were retrieved and pronounced dead at a hospital.
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A tragic accident occurred on Sunday in the Japanese city of Gyoda during the control of a sewage system. Four workers crashed into a control shaft and died. As reported by the fire department, a worker had first fallen into the ten-meter-deep shaft during the control of sewers in Gyoda north of Tokyo.Three more workers who wanted to help the man also fell into the depths.Inhaled powerful gases?During the investigations, firefighters at the acci…
The four men were reviewing pipes on Saturday in the city of Gyoda, north of Tokyo, when a first fell into a sewer mouth, followed by the other three who were trying to carry it.
According to the first elements, a man was working on the pipes in a city north of Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday when he fell into a sewer mouth. He died, along with three other workers who were trying to rescue him.
Four Japanese workers died when they fell into a sewer mouth in the city of Gyoda, the authorities announced this Sunday. The four men were reviewing pipes on Saturday when a first fell, followed by the other three trying to rescue him. - Japan: four workers killed themselves by falling into a sewer mouth (International).
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