Five people, including two fire brigade officers, drowned to death in a well in Kalyan on Thursday afternoon. The incident took place when a labourer went inside to clean the well of Bhimashankar temple. Four others died while trying to rescue him, including the temple trustee and his son, as well as two fire officials.

Hazardous gas
The National Disaster Relief Force and Target Disaster Relief Force reached the spot and began to retrieve the bodies. According to the disaster management officials, due to some hazardous gas produced in the well, the victims could not breathe and, hence, they died. Last week, three labourers died in a manhole in Dombivli MIDC after they went in to clean it. They fell unconscious soon after they went in due to hazardous fumes.