North India Statesman
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Mumbai: Five employees died due to a horrific explosion and fire in a company making aluminum products in Nagpur. While 1- injured. 150 employees were present in the company at the time of the incident. They escaped in time and survived. The injured were admitted to the hospital for treatment. It is said that two months ago, the employees went on strike complaining about security arrangements.
The fire was extinguished with the help of fire brigade. The real cause of the explosion has been investigated. The incident took place at 7 pm yesterday at an aluminum company at Umred MIDC in Nagpur.
That evening, about 150 employees were working in the company. At the same time there was an explosion and a fire broke out. Within a few minutes the fire spread throughout the company. The fire became more deadly due to flammable chemicals and high temperatures used in the production of aluminum coils.
Many workers ran out to save their lives, taking care, but some people got caught in the fire.
A team of fire department immediately reached the spot to extinguish the fire. The fire was controlled after a war level attempt.
Three workers in the company were found dead after extinguishing the fire. Two seriously injured workers hospitalized in Nagpur’s Government Medical College and Hospital died during treatment on Saturday morning. The police inspector said that the deceased were between 20 and 25 years of age and were residents of Nagpur.
This incident created an atmosphere of fear in the area. The administration has advised citizens to maintain safe distance for some time. The exact cause of the explosion is not yet clear, but it is estimated that the explosion would have occurred due to mechanical malfunctions or misuse of chemicals.
Former MLA Raju Parve made serious allegations against the company management, saying, “Two months ago, the workers went on strike with a complaint of security arrangements.” Recently 25 experienced employees were fired and new employees were replaced. This incident has probably occurred due to negligence. Meanwhile, local police, industrial security officers and other investigating agencies have started investigation.
The Maharashtra government has announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh. The family of each deceased will be given assistance of Rs 100 crore. A compensation of five lakh rupees has been announced. When the company gave him Rs. A minister said, “They have agreed to give Rs 55 lakh.”
The deceased have been identified as Nikhil Nihare (age 24), Nikhil Shende (age 25), Abhishek Jangar (age 20), Piyush Durga (age 21), Sachin Masram (age 26).
Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule is the acting minister of Nagpur. He said that ‘a high -level meeting was immediately convened to review the situation’. I have directed the administration to conduct a thorough investigation into the incident.
