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16-Year-Old Girl Trapped in Kanpur Borewell After Soil Collapse
A 16-year-old girl fell into a borewell after the ground gave way at a house in Kanpur.
The accident happened in the morning.
Police and fire workers quickly came to help.
They are using a JCB machine to dig around the area.
Workers are also searching by hand.
The National Disaster Response Force has been informed.
Officials are still trying to reach the girl.
They have not yet said how she is doing.
A 16-year-old girl fell into the ground after soil collapsed at a house in a Kanpur village.
The incident occurred in an area under the Maharajganj police station, officials said.
Police and fire teams are conducting mechanical excavation with a JCB and a manual search.
The National Disaster Response Force has been alerted to assist with the rescue.
Officials had not immediately provided information about the girl’s condition.
- Who
- A 16-year-old girl, with police, fire personnel and other rescue teams involved.
- What
- The girl fell into the ground after soil collapsed at a house, prompting a rescue operation.
- Where
- A village in Kanpur under the Maharajganj police station area.
- When
- The incident was reported on Friday morning.
- Why
- The soil collapsed, causing the girl to fall into a borewell or ground opening.
Key facts
- Victim
- 16-year-old girl
- Location
- Village under the Maharajganj police station area, Kanpur
- Rescue equipment
- JCB machine and manual excavation
- Responding teams
- Police and fire department personnel
- Additional assistance
- The National Disaster Response Force was alerted
- Condition
- No immediate information was available
- Related earlier incident
- A four-year-old child died after falling into an open borewell in Dhanaura village earlier in July
Quotes
Deepak Sharma
Kanpur Chief Fire Officer who described the rescue response
“Meanwhile, NDRF was also informed. The rescue operation is ongoing. A JCB has been called, which is being used to dig the ground, and a manual search operation is also underway. All teams are continuously making efforts.”
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