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The Kasaragod District Collector has ordered an probe into the boiler detonation that destroyed the decor sheet industries portion astatine Ananthapuram Industrial Estate, sidesplitting 1 idiosyncratic and injuring astir 10 others.
The explosion, which occurred connected Monday night, claimed the beingness of 19-year-old Nazirul Ali from Udaiguri territory successful Assam and near respective others with superior burns. At slightest 3 of the injured are reported to beryllium successful captious condition. Rescue teams swiftly moved the injured to adjacent hospitals for treatment.
In a statement, the District Collector said strict enactment would travel erstwhile the probe establishes the origin of the accident. The probe has been handed implicit to the Chemical Emergency Response Centre (CHEMREC ) conception of the Factories and Boilers department, Ernakulam, which volition analyse imaginable information lapses and find the reasons down the blast.
The Collector said further measures volition beryllium taken based connected the CHEMREC study and assured that those recovered violating information norms would look stern action. The Collector added that elaborate findings connected the origin of the detonation volition beryllium made nationalist lone aft the probe study is received.
Security tightened
Meanwhile, the constabulary person tightened information astir the mill premises and introduction has been restricted.
The mill operated afloat time. About 20 workers were connected work astatine the clip of the blast. Around 300 people, mostly migrant workers, are employed astatine the unit.
The mill is conscionable 500 metres from the historical Anathapura Lake temple. K. Janardhana Poojary, ward subordinate of Puthige gram panchayat, said the windows and doors of houses wrong 300 metres were shattered.
