Punjab: Three employees were
killed and one was critically injured in an explosion in the
Ammonia plant of National Feritlisers Limited(NFL) in Nangal
Saturday.
The explosion took place at around 11.40 AM following
leakage of gas which left senior Manager Deepak Chhabra,
Mechanical Engineer Mohinder Anand and a worker Jarnail Singh
dead on the spot, NFL Factory Manager Kuldip Chand said in a
press release.
Another worker Umesh Kumar sustained serious burn
injuries and taken to DMC hospital in Ludhiana.
The saturator tower fell and a few wires were found
detached in the plant. Immediately, actions were initiated to
shut down the Ammonia and other plants and the total system
was isolated and depressurised while damage and cause of the
accident is being assessed, Chand said.
Ropar SSP L.K.Yadav ruled out sabotage behind the
incident and said there was no gas leakage after the
explosion.
A magisterial inquiry has been ordered into the
incident.
Nangal Deputy Commissioner took serious note of the
alleged failure of NFL authorities in informing the district
administration about the incident. He said the SDM had also
been asked to cover this aspect in his probe.
PTI
