Bhubaneswar: Two youth died of asphyxiation inside a septic tank at Sisupalgarh in Bhubaneswar city in Odisha.

According to reports, the two were stuck inside the septic tank at an underconstruction house at Raghunathpur locality in Sisupalgarh.

Among two deceased persons, one has been identified as son of a contractor engaged for the construction of house.

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Sources said that the house was under construction. The contractor's son had entered into the septic tank to open the centring of the structure. As he could not be able to come out of the septic tank due to suffocation, a labourer engaged at the house construction work went inside the septic tank for rescue. However, the two collapsed inside the septic tank.

On receiving information, the fire services personnel reached the spot and rescued the duo in critical condition.

The victims were rushed to the Capital Hospital where the doctors declared the two youth dead.