The
incident took place on Saturday morning when the workers were breaking a ship
on plot number 140
Five
workers were killed and two others injured following an explosion caused by gas
leakage at the Alang ship recycling yard in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat.
The incident took
place on Saturday morning when the workers were breaking a ship on plot number
140 of the Alang recycling yard.
“Five people have
died following the explosion in Alang,” confirmed Bhavnagar collector P K
Solanki. He said two persons injured in the incident had been admitted at the
Bhavnagar civil hospital for treatment. Solanki said prima facie the reason for
the explosion appeared to be gas leakage.
A full-fledged
inquiry by the district and labour officials would reveal the exact cause, he
said.
Police
Sub-Inspector K J Rathod of Marine Police Station, Alang, said forensic
officials were on the spot for carrying out further investigation. The cause
will be clear only after forensic reports come, he added.
Alang police
officials said that of the five dead, two were burnt to death on the spot while
three succumbed to their injuries later.
Source: business
standard. 29 June 2014
http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/5-killed-after-explosion-at-alang-shipyard-114062800305_1.html
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