SURAT: 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 Variav 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 under way to spot the child… 60-70 workers are deployed here”, he added. He further said that it will take time to rescue the child. More details are awaited. (ANI)