2日、
埼玉県行田市で
下水道管の
点検作業をしていた
4人が、マンホールの
中に
転落して
死亡した
事故で、
事故のあとマンホールの
内部で、
硫化水素が
検出されていたことが
消防への
取材で
分かりました
On the 2nd, in Gyoda City, Saitama Prefecture, it was learned through interviews with the fire department that hydrogen sulfide was detected inside the manhole after the accident in which four people who were inspecting a sewer pipe fell into the manhole and died.
有毒な
ガスなどを
吸い
込んで
転落した
可能性もあり、
警察と
消防が
事故の
原因を
調べています
There is also a possibility that they inhaled toxic gas and fell, and the police and fire department are investigating the cause of the accident.
2日午前9時ごろ、行田市長野で下水道管の点検作業をしていた、いずれも50代の男性作業員4人がマンホールの中に転落し、その後、全員の死亡が確認されました
Around 9 a.m. on the 2nd, four male workers in their 50s who were inspecting a sewer pipe in Nagano, Gyoda City, fell into a manhole, and later, all were confirmed dead.
マンホールの穴は直径が60センチ、深さは10メートル以上あり、1人がマンホールの中に転落し、助けようとしたほかの3人も次々と転落したとみられています
The manhole has a diameter of 60 centimeters and a depth of over 10 meters. It is believed that one person fell into the manhole, and the other three people who tried to help also fell in one after another.
転落は点検作業の開始から30分ほどの間に連続したとみられ、通報を受けて駆けつけた消防隊員が調べたところ、マンホールの内部で硫化水素が検出されていたことが消防への取材で分かりました
It is believed that the falls occurred consecutively within about 30 minutes after the inspection work began. According to interviews with the fire department, hydrogen sulfide was detected inside the manhole when firefighters, who rushed to the scene after receiving the report, conducted an investigation.
作業員は有毒なガスなどを吸い込んで転落した可能性もあり、警察と消防は現場にいたほかの人たちから詳しい状況を聞き取るなどして、事故の原因を調べています
There is also a possibility that the worker inhaled toxic gas or something similar and then fell. The police and fire department are investigating the cause of the accident by interviewing others who were at the scene and gathering detailed information about the situation.
今回事故が起きた作業は埼玉県八潮市の大規模な道路陥没を受けた緊急点検の一環で、2日は下水道管の内部の清掃を予定していました
The work during which the accident occurred was part of an emergency inspection following a large-scale road collapse in Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture, and on the 2nd, cleaning of the inside of the sewer pipes had been scheduled.