A two-year-old boy died in Bengaluru after he fell into a bucket containing chemicals inside a copper-materials factory next to his home in Srirampura, police said. The child, identified as R Subramani, had suffered severe burn injuries and died while undergoing treatment in an intensive care unit.
The incident took place on the afternoon of November 2, when Subramani was playing with his eight-year-old sister inside the factory premises, according to the police account reported by the Times of India. The factory is located in northern Bengaluru.
Police said the entire incident was captured on the factory’s CCTV system. The footage showed the child walking backwards before hitting the bucket. He then fell into it, causing the bucket to overturn and the chemical to spill over him.
Subramani was immediately taken to a nearby private hospital, where he was admitted to the ICU. “He was immediately shifted to a nearby private hospital where he was being treated in ICU. However, the child succumbed on Friday,” an officer was quoted as saying.
The child was the second child of Ramesh Kumar. According to the report, Kumar and his wife work for private companies, while the children were being looked after by their elderly grandmother when their parents were away at work.
The incident places the safety of industrial premises located close to residential homes in focus. The supplied police account establishes that the child entered the factory area while playing and came into contact with a chemical container, but it does not provide details about the chemical involved, the factory’s safety arrangements or whether any regulatory action has been initiated.
No further details on a police case, inspections or action by civic or industrial-safety authorities were included in the report. The immediate documented development is the child’s death following treatment for the injuries sustained in the accident.
