Three workers and a passerby who jumped in to help them have died of suffocation after inhaling toxic gases in a septic tank in Odisha.

Four workers died of suffocation after they were sent into a Jaipur jewellery shop’s septic tank without safety equipment on Monday to remove sludge for the recovery of gold and silver particles ...

Four men who entered a septic tank in Sitapura Industrial Area here to retrieve gold and silver particles died of toxic fumes, police said on Tuesday.

Tirupur: Two men died of asphyxiation and another person is battling for life at hospital after they entered a septic tank at a dyeing mill at Karaipu.

More than half of 1,400 domestic septic tanks inspected by local authorities last year failed to meet the required standard.

In all, 56% of septic tanks failed their inspections, and the EPA said it is critically important that households maintain their septic tanks given the risks from such failures.

Local authorities completed 1,390 septic tank inspections in 2024, targeted near rivers and household drinking water wells which are most at risk of contamination by faulty septic tanks.

Two confirmed dead in Bamburi septic tank tragedy Preliminary reports Sunday evening had said four people fell into the 120 feet septic tank.

Learn how to protect your home from septic tank issues during floods. Discover essential tips from Cape Girardeau County Health Center and EPA on sealing, inspecting, and safely managing your ...

In this guide to septic systems, CR shares a detailed breakdown of the workings of a home septic system, with expert advice on costs, maintenance, and more.

Dog rescued from unused septic tank in Louisville, prompting warning from officials PRP firefighters rescued a dog from a pit where a homeowner's septic tank lies.

Towns across the Lowcountry are progressing on years in the making multi-million-dollar projects to get hundreds of people off septic tanks and onto water and sewer lines.