Rajasthan Lift Collapse: 14 Rescued Including Three Injured as Rescue Operation Concludes at Kolihan Copper Mine in Jhunjhunu (Watch Video)

Three were seriously injured, and some received fractures in their hands and legs. Rest are safe, said Doctor Pravin Sharma, Jhunjhunu Government Hospital, after 14 individuals trapped in Rajasthan's Kolihan mine lift collapse were rescued.

Rescue operation at Jhunjhunu's Kolihan mine lift collapse concluded on Wednesday morning after 14 trapped workers of Hindustan Copper Limited's (HCL's) copper mine were rescued safely.

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"Some people have suffered fractures in hands and some in legs. Everyone is safe. Three people are seriously injured; the rest are safe. The rescue operation was done with the help of a ladder," said the Nursing Staff of Jhunjhunu Government Hospital, Shishram, reported news agency ANI.

Also Read | Rajasthan: 14 Workers of Hindustan Copper Limited Trapped in Kolihan Mine As Lift Collapses in Jhunjhunu District.

Jhunjhunu Government Hospital Doctor said, "All the people trapped in the mine have been rescued safely. Three of them were in serious condition and have been referred to Jaipur."

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Earlier on Wednesday, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to post, "Information was received about an accident caused by breakage of the lift rope in the Kolihan mine of Hindustan Copper Limited in Khetri, Jhunjhunu. The concerned officials have been instructed to immediately reach the spot and speed up the relief and rescue operations and provide all possible help and health facilities to the affected people."