Overview
- Authorities confirmed two fatalities and reported dozens hospitalised, with hospitals adding oxygen-supported beds and round-the-clock staff.
- District teams began moving families from Kenduadih to temporary camps and arranged visits to Belgharia and Karmatand so residents can assess permanent housing.
- Technical teams from IIT-ISM, CSIR-CIMFR and DGMS detected elevated carbon monoxide in homes and tied the hazard to long-burning underground mine fires.
- The deputy commissioner ordered a formal inquiry under mines and disaster rules, citing coordination gaps, and BCCL suspended Putki Balihari Area GM G. C. Saha.
- Residents pressed for written guarantees on rehabilitation and compensation after earlier highway protests, as postmortems proceed to confirm causes of death.