Blast while cutting old tanker in Mandi Gobindgarh, godown owner dies and four workers burn
An explosion occurred while cutting an old bitumen tanker inside a scrap yard in Mandi Gobindgarh, Fatehgarh Sahib, killing the owner and badly burning four workers.
A massive explosion took place on Thursday night at a scrap business named 'Bhalla Engineers' on the Amloh road in Mandi Gobindgarh under Fatehgarh Sahib district. The business owner lost his life in this accident and four workers present nearby were severely burnt.
The deceased has been identified as Daljit Kumar Bhalla (DK Bhalla). At the time of the incident, the process of breaking an old bitumen tanker brought in was underway using a gas cutter. It is suspected that gas was filled inside the tanker, due to which a sudden explosion occurred. The owner himself was recording this operation through his mobile phone and directly came in the grip of the blast.
Following this explosion, fire broke out in the entire godown and falling victim to the scattered hot bitumen, four workers were seriously burnt. The names of these injured have been given as 32-year-old Brijesh, Dashrath Yadav, Poonam Devi, and Inder Kumar.
Doctors at the Civil Hospital Mandi Gobindgarh stated that out of the five persons brought, the businessman had died even before reaching the hospital. Seeing the critical condition, Brijesh was referred to PGI Chandigarh, while Poonam Devi, Dashrath, and Inder Kumar were sent to Rajindra Hospital Patiala for treatment.
Fire brigade teams that reached upon receiving the call brought the fire under control after much effort. Fire department personnel clarified that this scrap establishment did not have the required fire safety certificate (NOC). Police and local officials are engaged in investigating the entire matter and it has been stated that appropriate action will be taken if violation of rules comes to light.
Key developments
- Blast occurred while cutting an old tanker inside a scrap godown on Amloh road in Mandi Gobindgarh.
- Godown owner Daljit Kumar Bhalla died and four workers including a woman were burnt.
- Seriously injured Brijesh admitted to Chandigarh and the other three injured to Rajindra Hospital Patiala.
- According to fire brigade, godown did not have fire NOC, investigation is underway by officials.
