Officials said on Wednesday that a two-year-old boy fell into a manhole in Gujarat's Surat after its lid was "damaged by a heavy vehicle". The incident occurred 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 told ANI.
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"A search operation is underway 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.