Labourer dies in furnace blast in Mandi Gobindgarh

Our Correspondent

Fatehgarh Sahib, August 13

A labourer died and 11 others were injured during a blast in a furnace at the Punjab Steel Forging and Agro Industries in Mandi Gobindgarh on Thursday night. The deceased has been identified as Arun Majhi (37), a resident of Bihar.

The blast occurred when the crane driver put the scrap into the furnace. The melted iron fell on the labourers. They were rushed to the Civil Hospital in Khanna. After first aid, they were taken to the DMC, Ludhiana. Doctors said a few of them were having 100 per cent burn injuries.

Those injured have been identified as Vicky Kumar Mandal, Laljee Tiwari, Rakesh, Bittu, Amarjeet, Vinod, Shailesh Rai, Aman Kumar, Dharminder Patel, Ashok Singh and Sada Brij Kumar.

JS Jallah SP (Investigation) said after the death of the worker, they had registered a case under Section 304A against four owners of the firm at the Mandi Gobindgarh police station.