Electrician feels dizzy, falls to death during repair work at Raipur airport

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• An electrician died after falling nearly 30 feet while repairing a ceiling light at Swami Vivekananda Airport in Raipur on Thursday, police said.
• The incident occurred at around 11 am near boarding gates 7 and 8 on the first floor of the airport terminal.
• According to police and airport authorities, the victim, Kuber Chand Sahu (28), was carrying out repair work beneath a false ceiling in the Security Hold Area (SHA) when he suddenly felt dizzy and unconscious due to extreme heat.
• He then fell from the height of the false ceiling while repairing the light.
• Read Full Story Airport authorities said maintenance and false ceiling repair work was underway at the time of the incident.