Aizawl, Dec 21: Three workers were feared dead on the spot on Wednesday after a stone quarry caved at Pukzing in Mizoram’s Mamit district.

According to sources, the workers, all of whom hail from outside the state, were trapped under the debris which fell on the labourers while they were working in the stone quarry.

The identities of the labourers are yet to be ascertained.

The district and the disaster management authorities immediately launch a rescue operation, which is still underway under the supervision of the senior officials.

On November 14 last year, 12 people died in a stone quarry accident at Maudhar area in Hnahthial district.

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