Mangaluru: Death count rises to five in Fish Factory Disaster
Mangaluru: In a reported poisonous gas leakage that occurred at Shree Ulka LLP, a fish factory situated at the MSEZ (Mangaluru Special Economic Zone) on Sunday night, the death count of workers has risen to five.
Miraajul Islam and Sharafath Ali who were admitted to the hospital in a critical state reportedly passed away on Monday morning. Sameerul Islam, Umar Faruq, and Nizamuddeen Saab had breathed their last on Sunday night, the Mangaluru Police Commissioner N. Shashikumar informed.
The disaster is said to have occurred with the workers at the fish processing plant, who were working in the waste collection tank. On Sunday night, Nizamuddeen had been the first worker to collapse while working in the waste collection tank at the fish processing plant. The remaining 7 workers who observed their colleague’s fall had rushed to help him and got into the waste collection tank, which resulted in their lives being in danger, the police commissioner informed. The concerned persons are yet to provide information on whether any chemicals were used in this regard, he said.
Hassan Ali, Muhammed Kareemullah, and Hafeezullah are the individuals who are currently receiving treatment at the hospital. The deceased individuals as well as all the people who became unwell at the factory are all workers originally based in West Bengal.
The families of the deceased have been informed, and the dead bodies will be handed over to their respective families after the post-mortem examination at the AJ Hospital’s mortuary. Further legal actions will also be undertaken in this regard, the police commissioner informed.
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
