Mizoram: Three feared dead after stone quarry collapsed in Mamit

Aizawl: At least three people were feared dead after a stone quarry collapsed in west Mizoram's Mamit district on Wednesday, an official said. 

The incident occurred at around 1 pm when the three victims and other workers were working at the stone quarry in the Pukzing area, he said.  

Two excavator operators and a helper all from outside the state are trapped under the debris, he said. 

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The identities of the missing persons are yet to be established, the official said. 

He said that police rushed to the site and a rescue operation was on.

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Detailed report of the incident is awaited, he added. 

In November last year, a stone quarry collapsed at the Maudhar area in Hnahthial district killing 12 people and 11 of them were from outside Mizoram.