Mumbai: One Worker Dies, Another Critical After Sewage Plant Cleaning Mishap in Powai

A tragic incident occurred on Wednesday morning at Raj Grandeur building in Powai, Mumbai, where the cleaning of a sewage treatment plant (STP) led to the death of one worker and left another in critical condition.

According to a Mid-Day report, two workers from Ulta Tech Pvt Ltd accidentally fell into a septic tank while cleaning the STP. The Mumbai Fire Brigade said the workers likely suffered suffocation due to toxic gases trapped inside the plant.

Fire brigade officials, along with an ambulance and BMC ward staff, rushed to the scene and rescued the workers. They were taken to Hiranandani Hospital, located opposite the building. One of them was declared brought dead, while the other remains in ICU in critical condition.

This is not the first such incident. Earlier in May 2025, three contract labourers died of suffocation while cleaning a sewage treatment tank at a housing complex in Palghar, and another went missing. Similarly, in March, three members of the same family a father and his two sons died after falling into a septic tank they were cleaning in Malvani, Malad West.

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