Dizzy from excessive warmth, electrician falls to loss of life from Raipur airport ceiling | India Information
2 min learnRaipurUp to date: Might 21, 2026 10:35 PM IST
Amid a heatwave in Chhattisgarh, a 28-year-old electrician on the busy Swami Vivekananda Airport in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur fell to his loss of life from a 20-foot false ceiling as passengers watched in horror after the warmth introduced on a dizzy spell.
Kuber Chandra Sahu and his colleagues had been engaged on the primary ground of the Safety Maintain Space (SHA) when he fainted and fell. A video shot by a passenger reveals an unconscious Sahu mendacity on the bottom.
“Mr. Kuber Chandra Sahu instantly felt dizzy and unconscious attributable to excessive warmthfollowing which he fell from the peak of the false ceiling,” the Airport Authority of India mentioned. “The incident has been reported to the involved police authorities and different competent authorities, and obligatory motion is being taken as per process. The airport administration is investigating the reason for the incident. On the identical time, in coordination with the involved contractor company, all potential help and help are being supplied to the relations of the deceased.”
An official mentioned airport administration tried to revive him. “We gave him CPR and in addition rushed him to a hospital in our ambulance however, sadly, we couldn’t save his life,” the official mentioned.
He additionally admitted that Sahu had no security harness. “Not even a helmet. The contractor ought to take these measures,” he mentioned.
Based on Sahu’s household, he had been working there for the previous few months. A case of unintended loss of life has been registered, with police now probing negligence.
In the meantime, the Chhattisgarh Sahu neighborhood has issued an enchantment to its members searching for monetary help for the household.
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Whereas the very best temperature in Raipur on Thursday hovered round 45°C, the IMD has mentioned warmth wave circumstances are possible at remoted pockets over central Chhattisgarh for the following 5 days.
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