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4 Emiratis fall into manhole, suffocate to death

  •   Sun, Aug 30 2015 07:07:31 PM

Fujairah, Aug 30 (Emirates 247) : A 55-year-old Emirati, two of his sons and a son-in-law died yesterday morning after falling into a sewage manhole in the courtyard of their house in Dibba, Fujairah.

Brigadier Mohammed Ahmed bin Ghanim Al Ka’abi, Commander-in-Chief, Fujairah Police, said the accident took place at 10am.

The father, identified as SAR fell into the manhole first.

His two sons, both in their 20s, and identified as ASA and ASA and their brother-in-law in his 30s, identified as MSM, rushed to help and tried to rescue him, but unfortunately, they themselves got trapped in the manhole.

Brigadier Al Ka’abi said the four suffocated in the manhole, which resulted in their deaths.

Civil Defence succeeded in digging out the bodies and their were transferred to Dibba General Hospital.


Brigadier Al-Ka’abi confirmed that the police have begun their investigations into the accident.

He also said a Civil Defence staffer got slightly injured during the operation.
  

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  • Lydia Lobo, Kadri

    Mon, Aug 31 2015

    The surroundings of the manhole appears to be so poorly maintained - surely this cannot a public place but within their premises. Why did they not care to erect a protection around it ? If 55 year-old, who may have lived his entire life in its vicinity missed its existence, how will children not fall into it ? Paying for our own carelessness - nothing else.

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  • Peter Lewis, Kalmady/k s a

    Mon, Aug 31 2015

    This is an eye opener incident to all.

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