Labourer killed in fire at Baddi textile unit

Solan, June 8

A 19-year-old labourer was killed while two brothers were injured when a spark from a machine caused a massive fire in the production area of Winsome Textile Industries on the Sai road at Baddi around 9.30 am today.

Prem Marandi, who hails from Jharkhand and had joined work on May 28, died due to asphyxiation, as he was buried in piles of cotton, while two brothers, Baanmali (19) and Kalicharan (23), who also hail from Jharkhand, were rescued by the Fire Department team, said Fire Officer Kuldeep Singh.

He said they received a call around 9.53 am and immediately rushed to the spot. It took around 1.40 hours to douse the fire. He added that since Prem Marandi was buried in heaps of cotton in the production area, he died due to asphyxiation while two other labourers suffered minor injuries and were rescued.

The injured labourers were shifted to a local hospital. According to the factory management, the fire incident caused a loss of around Rs 1 crore. A case has been registered against the factory management . — TNS