One dies in gas cylinder explosion, building collapses
Bengaluru, May 6: One person was killed, three others including two children were injured and a building was collapsed when a gas cylinder exploded due to gas leakage at a gas agency in the Kadugodi police station limits in the city on Sunday.
The deceased is identified as Afsar Pasha (24) of Kadugodi and the injured were identified as Sultana (25) and two other children and were admitted to a private hospital.
The gas agency was situated at the ground floor of the building at Bapuji Circle of Kadugodi.| Apart from this, a cycle shop and a house were also there in the building. When the gas cylinder exploded at 10.30 am, the terrace of the building was collapsed. There were five persons when the building was collapsed. But Afsar Pasha who sustained severe injuries, breathed his last at a hospital. Three persons including two children were rescued. Fire Brigade and police who rushed to the spot engaged in rescue operation.
In the same way, they were also looking for those who were trapped below the building. It is said that illegal gas refilling was being carried out in the building when the incident was happened. Kadugodi police have registered a case.
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Chhattisgarh: FIR against Vedanta group chairman Anil Agarwal, others after blast kills 20 workers
Sakti (Chhattisgarh) (PTI): The Chhattisgarh police on Thursday registered an FIR against Vedanta Group chairman Anil Agarwal and others in connection with the blast at the firm's power plant in Sakti district that claimed 20 lives, an official said.
The explosion occurred on April 14 at the Vedanta plant in Singhitarai village when a steel tube carrying high-pressure steam from the boiler to the turbine burst, leaving several workers with severe burn injuries. The incident claimed 20 lives and left 16 persons injured.
A case has been registered at Dabhra police station under sections 106 (causing death by negligence), 289 (negligent conduct with respect to machinery) and 3(5) (common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Sakti Superintendent of Police Prafull Thakur said.
"Eight to ten individuals, including Vedanta Group chairman Anil Agarwal, have been named in the FIR. If more persons are found responsible during the investigation, their names will be added," Thakur told PTI.
Investigation into the incident is underway and several reports are awaited, including post-mortem reports of the deceased and findings from the forensic science laboratory and the industrial health and safety department, he said.
"A technical team has also been constituted to probe the cause of the blast. Further sections will be added if required after all reports are received," the SP said.
Following the incident, the opposition Congress had demanded registration of an FIR against the plant management and a judicial inquiry into it.
