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Several labourers were feared trapped under the debris after a portion of a stone quarry collapsed and caved in during mining in Billi Markundi village in Uttar Pradesh’s Sonbhadra district on Saturday.

The incident took place when a wall inside the Krishna Mines quarry suddenly caved in, trapping the workers, District Magistrate B N Singh said, as quoted by news agency PTI.

“We have received information that some people are feared trapped under the debris of a collapsed wall in a stone quarry. We are present at the spot, and a rescue operation is underway. NDRF and SDRF teams are on their way… An investigation will be conducted to determine the reason behind this," he said.

VIDEO | A portion of a stone quarry collapsed in Sonbhadra, trapping some labourers unde

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