Two more labourers, caught in a fire in Kadi, succumbed to their injuries on Sunday. The two were injured following a fire in a pharmaceutical company near Kadi in Mehsana district. With two more death, the toll in the incident has touched seven. Five labourers were killed on Saturday in the massive fire.
According to Kadi police officials, of the four injured, Govind
Thakore, 25, a resident of Kadi died during medical treatment in Ahmedabad civil hospital. Ganeshji Thakore, 20, also succumbed to his injuries at Kalol civil hospital in the wee hours of Sunday.
On Saturday morning at 11 am a major fire broke out in a medicinal alcohol bottling unit of Kayvee Aeropharm Company in Kadi GIDC. The manufacturing and packing of the alcohol-based liquid, used by doctors as an antiseptic to clean wounds, was being done inside an air-tight room.
Sub inspector AM Sindh of Kadi police station, who is investigating the case, said that the incident occurred while the labourers were transferring the chemicals from one drum to another. The fire started due to a motor. He said that samples of chemical and other things have been sent to FSL to know the real cause of the fire break out. When asked if the company or the labour contractor identified as Tiranga Security and Labour Supplier was following the labour and the security norms, Sindh said he was not aware about it.
A company official Bhuvan Shah said that labourers were permanent employees and he will soon meet with the parents of the deceased for the compensation.
