Madhya Pradesh: Four workers died, one critically injured after inhaling toxic gas while cleaning a tank at an Ujjain restaurant

November 1, 2026

Ujjain: A tragic accident occurred in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. Four workers died and another was seriously injured after inhaling toxic gas while cleaning a food waste tank at Hotel Shri Ganga on Dewas Road. Three policemen were also injured during the rescue operation.

 Workers went inside one by one after getting stuck in the tank

The incident occurred around 10:30 pm on Saturday night. It was reported that the restaurant’s food waste tank was clogged. One worker went inside to check the tank, but became trapped. Three other workers also went inside one by one to rescue him. However, all four died due to toxic gas and suffocation.

The deceased have been identified as Kamlesh and Nitin, residents of Valmiki Nagar, Wahid, a resident of Somvariya, and Manoj, a resident of Jhalawar. Postmortems are being conducted on all four bodies at the district hospital.

The father of the deceased recounted the family’s ordeal

Shakir, the father of one of the deceased, said that his son lived in a rented house and worked as a daily wage laborer. He said, “I thought he had gone to work last night. He had taken his lunch with him. Later, I learned that he had died.”

Workers pulled out after an hour and a half of effort

Madhav Nagar police and rescue teams arrived at the scene upon receiving information about the incident. District Collector Roshan Kumar Singh and Superintendent of Police Pradeep Sharma also inspected the scene.

Since the tank chamber door was unable to be opened, it was cut open with a cutting machine. After about an hour and a half of effort, all four workers were pulled out. Police officers attempted CPR, but they could not be revived.