Bangalore:
A 25-year-old woman died after she slipped while climbing down a rope during a mock drill in Bangalore.
The mock drill was organised by the Fire Service Department in the premises of Bombay Rayon Fashion Limited in the Peenya Industrial Area in north Bangalore.
The woman, identified as Nalini, a garment factory worker girl, was trying to come down the three-storey building with the help of a rope when she fell to the ground. She suffered severe head injuries as she fell from the third floor of the factory building and died on way to a hospital, a police spokesperson told reporters. There were no safety nets in place for the drill.
One eyewitness version of the incident suggests the girl's hand slipped from the man who was holding her hand as she tried to make her way down. However, police sources have told NDTV that the rope she was using to climb down could have given way causing the victim's death.
The fire department as well as the management of Bombay Rayon Fashion was not available for comment on the incident.
The spokesperson said probe has been ordered and a case of negligence against fire department officials will be registered.
(With IANS inputs)