Andhra Pradesh Factory Accident: An accident occurred in an edible oil factory in Kakinada city of Andhra Pradesh on Thursday. Seven workers died of suffocation while cleaning the oil tank here. Confirming the accident, the district police and administration officials also informed about the death toll.
According to the police, the incident took place in ‘G Ragampet’ at around 8.30 am on Thursday when the first laborer got down to clean the oil tank. It has been told that after going inside, the laborer accidentally slipped and fell down in the tank. Seven laborers got into the tanker one after the other to save him. In this, seven people died due to suffocation, while one has been saved safely. Of the seven laborers killed in the accident, five were residents of Paderu and two were residents of Peddapuram.
FIR registered, investigation started
Kakinada DM Kritika Shukla said that the factory has been sealed and a case has been registered under section 304A (causing death by negligence) of the Indian Penal Code. A four-member committee headed by the Joint District Magistrate has been constituted to investigate the accident, which has been asked to submit its report within three days.
Officials said that the committee is currently examining the documents and the approval received by the factory for edible oil packaging etc. Strict action will be taken against those found responsible for the incident.
Demand for compensation of Rs 25 lakh
According to the official, a compensation amount of Rs 25 lakh has been announced by the state government for the families of the personnel who lost their lives in the incident. Along with this, the factory has also been directed to pay compensation. Postmortem of the dead bodies is being done to ascertain the cause of death. Meanwhile, the families of the victims have alleged that the factory management did not provide proper safety equipment to the workers. After the incident, people protested and demanded an ex-gratia of Rs one crore each to the families of the deceased.
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