Mangaluru: Death count rises to five in Fish Factory Disaster

Vartha Bharati | 18-04-2022 | 11:08:00 IST

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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