Two die fixing underground fibre cables

LAHORE: Two workers of a fibre optical company fixing cables in a manhole died after inhaling toxic emissions inside the underground system near Rohi Nullah.

A spokesman for the Water and Sanitation Agency said deceased Ashraf and Muhammad Akram were working for a fibre cable company.

Published in Dawn, August 25th, 2023

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