The welder was working inside when he fell into the tank in Ahmedabad’s Sola area on Monday, Oct 26, 2026 Trial run was being conducted at the plant.
Ahmedabad: Four AMC employees fell nearly 45 feet into an under-construction 30MLD sewage treatment plant in Sola on Monday afternoon. All four individuals were transported to Sola Civil Hospital via the 108 ambulance service. The exact causes of the incident, the circumstances leading to the workers losing consciousness, and safety arrangements at the site are subject to investigation by relevant authorities. ” Ahmedabad: Around 2am on May 19, 2019, four workers fell into a tank at Ambika drainage pumping station in Odhav and died.
Teams from the Thaltej and Bodakdev fire stations along with the emergency responder and rescue operation team rushed to the spot and immediately launched rescue operations.
AMC said a trial run was on at the STP when a welder working inside slipped and fell into the pump house well. Hospital authorities said one was brought dead to the hospital. All four were pulled out of the sump and sent to Sola Civil Hospital. ” An official from Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services said, “Information about the emergency came through a call on 112.
Two died, while the other two are in stable condition at Sola Civil Hospital. The other three jumped in to rescue him. During this, an employee accidentally slipped and fell into the pump house well. the plant supervisor and two other individuals also fell into the well While attempting to save him. Upon learning of the incident, the fire department immediately initiated rescue. AMC gave a clean chit to the contractor. The workers were allegedly standing above the tank and fell in after being affected by gas, resulting in death by asphyxiation. AMC still does not mandate PPE for any work carried out in STP or drainage pumping station tanks.
Its official statement read: “A preliminary investigation into the accident revealed that inspection was ongoing at the pump house today.