BREAKING: 4 Workers Killed, One Injured After Coal Hopper Collapse in Chhattisgarh

Ambikapur: As many as four workers killed, one injured after coal-filled hopper collapses at alumina refinery in Chhattisgarh , sources were quoted as saying by news agency PTI.

Rescue efforts are underway to trace one more worker who is missing, police said.

The incident occurred around 11 am at Maa Kudargarhi Alumina Refinery in Silsila village under the Raghunathpur police chowkie, as per the official.

Preliminary information reveals that a steel tower-mounted hopper filled with coal collapsed and fell on men working below it.

The police were alerted and a team rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation.

"Bodies of three workers have been retrieved from the site so far, and one worker was found in a critical condition and is hospitalised," the official said.

Another worker is said to be missing, and efforts are underway to trace him, he added.

More Details are Awaited.