Justice · Ujjain chamber deathsUjjain hotel suffocation deaths: Four dead, two after trying to rescue coworkersWritten November 1, 2026 at 7:39 PM UTCWatchTranscript0:07Two workers died trying to rescue two others inside a hotel's food waste chamber.0:11Four men lost their lives at Sri Ganga Hotel in Ujain.0:14Police are investigating their entry, protective equipment and the arrangements for0:18cleaning the chamber.0:19What caused the first collapse and why did the rescue attempt also turn fatal?0:22The four men died inside a chamber holding leftover food and residual waste.0:26Two had entered first and collapsed.0:28The other two followed to try to save them, bringing the death toll to four.0:32The hotel stands on the Ujain, Duas Road in Madhya Pradesh.0:35The workers entered the chamber late Saturday night, October thirty, first, twenty0:40twenty six, at roughly half past ten to eleven.0:43The deaths happened before midnight on Saturday.0:46November first was the publication date of the detailed account that followed.0:49District collector Roshan Kumar Singh described the two stage entry.0:53His account explains how an attempt to reach the first two workers exposed two more0:57men to the same chamber.0:58Two workers went inside and collapsed.1:00Two others then entered to rescue them, and both died too.1:03Police personnel and hotel staff eventually broke open the chamber to recover the1:07men.1:08Three of the men had been hired from outside for cleaning.1:10Police superintendent Pradeep Sharma said.1:13The fourth worked at the hotel.1:14Wahid Khan was twenty nine.1:16Kamlish Tambaly was thirty.1:18Both were local residents, as was the twenty-eight-year old worker identified by the1:22first name Naitan.1:23Minoj Mina was twenty, five and worked as the hotel supervisor.1:27He came from Jalawar in Rajasthan.1:29His death left the hotel's own workforce among the families bereaved by the chamber1:33incident.1:33Nitan's surname remains unclear.1:35He's been named as both Naitan Banarwan and Niton Wahid, and that discrepancy hasn't1:39been resolved.1:40Sharma said all four entered without the required protective gear.1:43Investigators are examining the entry arrangements and questioning hotel management1:47and staff about what happened.1:48Police suspect slippery sludge and a possible gas leak contributed to the incident.1:53A specific gas hasn't been identified, and the medical cause of death is still1:57awaiting post mortem findings.1:59An iron grill complicated the recovery, Sharma said.2:02Some people suffered injuries during the rescue, including police officers.2:06Police then tried CPR, but they couldn't revive any of the four workers.2:09A machine was also used to cut open the chamber's metal door.2:12Police station chief Gajendra Pachorya said.2:15The recovery required opening the chamber from outside after the fatal entries.2:18Sharma described the rescue injuries as minor, without giving a total.2:22Two other would.2:23The rescuers were also said to have fallen ill and received hospital treatment.2:27It's unclear whether those descriptions overlap, so the total number injured remains2:31uncertain.2:32Eugene Police and the municipal corporation are investigating.2:35Sharma said police would register a criminal case based on the post mortem findings.2:39Hotel management and staff are being questioned as those inquiries continue.2:43A municipal health department official said the hotel hadn't obtained a mandatory2:47civic body receipt for the cleaning.2:49Investigators must examine that requirement alongside the protective equipment and2:53the decisions that sent workers inside.2:55Forensic personnel have collected evidence.2:57Investigators are still working toward findings on what happened inside the chamber3:01and who, if anyone, bears legal responsibility.3:04Chief Minister Mohan Yadov has announced four lakh rupees in state assistance for3:08each bereaved family.3:09He expressed condolences and directed the government to provide the money.3:13Payment to the families hasn't been confirmed.3:15The rescue sequence explains how four men died, but investigators still have to3:19determine what made them collapse.3:20The medical and investigative findings will also guide any action over the3:23equipment, entry arrangements, and municipal cleaning requirements.3:27No date has been announced for those findings.Read the articleStory timelineHeyDex
