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5 workers die in explosion, fire on ship at Alang
Express news service
Posted: Oct 07, 2012 at 0410 hrs IST
The fire reportedly broke out after workers used blow torches to cut open a compartment of the ship.
Ahmedabad An explosion and subsequent fire on-board a beached tanker at the Alang-Sosiya Ship Recycling Yard killed five workers and severely injured two others on Saturday, officials said.
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An official of the Gujarat Maritime Board said an investigation would be underway by Sunday or Monday to find out what exactly happened. Saturday's tragedy puts the total death toll at Asia's largest ship-recycling facility at 11 so far this year...
Express news service
Posted: Oct 07, 2012 at 0410 hrs IST
The fire reportedly broke out after workers used blow torches to cut open a compartment of the ship.
Ahmedabad An explosion and subsequent fire on-board a beached tanker at the Alang-Sosiya Ship Recycling Yard killed five workers and severely injured two others on Saturday, officials said.
[snip]
An official of the Gujarat Maritime Board said an investigation would be underway by Sunday or Monday to find out what exactly happened. Saturday's tragedy puts the total death toll at Asia's largest ship-recycling facility at 11 so far this year...