Two die of food poisoning in brick kiln in Peddapalli

According to police, the labourers from Odisha were working in MSR brick kiln unit in Goureddypet and fell sick after consuming food.

Peddapalli: Two persons died and 17 others fell sick, allegedly after consuming contaminated food at a brick kiln unit in Goureddypet of Peddapalli mandal. Though the incident happened on Friday, it came to light on Saturday.

Though the police and the brick kiln management claimed that only 11 workers fell sick, a total of 19 labourers developed health problems after consuming the food. Surprisingly, the funeral of one of the workers who died was performed immediately after the incident by the brick kiln management.

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According to police, labourers from Odisha, who were working at the MSR brick kiln unit in Goureddypet, fell sick after lunch at the unit on Friday. Unit authorities shifted them to hospitals in Peddapalli and Karimnagar. Two labourers, Chandrashekhara Bariha (54) and Lalitha Maji (26), died while undergoing treatment at a Karimnagar hospital. The condition of four labourers was stated to be serious while the remaining 13 labourers were undergoing treatment.

Police sources said the final rites for the body of Chandrashekhara Bariha were performed “secretly” by the brick kiln management. The body of Lalitha Manji was kept in the Karimnagar district headquarters morgue.

The police and Labour department officials are yet to ascertain what the labourers had for lunch. Meanwhile, the labourers alleged that two of their colleagues died due to the negligence of the brick kiln owner and demanded action against him. Basanthnagar police have registered a case and are investigating.