Explosion at MRPL kills 1, injures 5

Mangalore: One person died and five others were injured n explosion that rocked MRPL here on Saturday January 21 at around 11.30 am.

The victim has been identified as Nagesh (25), a resident of Kulai.

The injured have been identified as Basheer (24) from Chokkabettu, Sirajuddin (23), from Katipalla, Ashwith (23), Srinivas (33) and Mahesh Kumar. All of them have been admitted to KMC hospital in the city. Among the injured the condition of Basheer is said to be critical.

Four of them are employed by Entech Constructions, one is employed by  Ganesh Construction and Mahesh is an MRLP employee. The injured were immediately rushed to KMC Hospital, but Nagesh died on arrival. Basheer and Siraj are seriously injured.

The causes for the blast, which took place in MRPL’s Sulphur Recovery Unit II, are not yet known.

MRPL has appointed a committee to investigate the blast and the investigative report is now being awaited.