In a tragic incident, a two-year-old boy fell into a manhole after its lid was “damaged by a heavy vehicle” in Gujarat’s Surat, officials said on Wednesday. The incident occured in Vairav village of the district. Upon receiving information, a team of fire department officials reached the spot and launched a search and rescue operation.
"The lid of the manhole chamber was damaged by a heavy vehicle. A 2-year-old boy has fallen into it. We have checked around a 100-150 meter area," Chief Fire Officer Basant Parikh said.
"A search operation is underway to spot the child... 60-70 workers are deployed here," he added. He further said that it would take time to rescue the child.
More details are awaited.