Hazaribag (Jharkhand), May 2 (PTI) One person was killed and three others suffered injuries on Thursday when a portion of a stone quarry caved in at Dhap village in Hazaribag, officials said.

The incident occurred around 8 am when the four labourers were present in the quarry, they said.

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One of the labourers, identified as Jai Prakash Singh, was buried alive under the debris, an official said.

Deepak Kumar Singh, Officer-in-Charge of the Chouparan Police Station, along with a team, rushed to the spot and began rescue operations, he said.

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The injured labourers have been admitted to hospital.

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