4 workers suffer burn injuries in factory blast

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, December 13

As many as four persons, including three labourers and a woman, living in the adjacent quarters, suffered burn injuries after a blast took place at an aluminium casting factory today at Gadaipur area. The police said a nitrogen cylinder exploded due to high pressure which resulted in injuries to the workers who were attending to their task at the spot. They were immediately admitted to a private hospital.

The injured workers have been identified as Parmod Mishra, Ram Nath, Ram Kumar and Rajni, and are believed to be now out of danger.

The blast took place at 12 noon. The police reached the spot immediately after learning of the incident. Of the four injured workers, two suffered 40 per cent and 30 per cent burn injuries, respectively, while the remaining two also suffered burn injuries which were less severe. As per the information, the tin roof sheets also collapsed after the explosion.

Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kartarpur, Digvijay Kapil, who was also investigating the case, said the labourers were unfit to record their statements. “They are taking medications and cannot speak for now. We will record their statements once they are fine,” said the DSP.

“We had visited the spot, it was an industrial accident and preliminary investigations have revealed that the blast occurred due to high pressure in the cylinder. The actual reason will only be ascertained after proper investigation and a person who is technically sound will be able to tell the real reason,” he said.

Inquiry Officer, Maqsudan, Station House Officer Ramandeep Singh said investigation was on and the statements of the victims will be recorded when they recover.