2 workers fall into manhole while cleaning sewer, die

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Two contractual municipal workers died while clearing a sewage pipeline in Kandivli east on Monday afternoon. Two accidental death cases have been recorded at Samta Nagar police station. Another labour who sustained injuries in the incident has been admitted to hospital. The incident took place around 3 pm near Cambridge School at Thakur Complex. "The workers — Mehboob Kumari (40) and Kari Narsimha (30) — were trying to clear a water-logged sewage pipe when they fell into a manhole," said senior inspector Dilip Yadav.