Fifteen workers of Karachi Bakery Factory in Gaganpahad area here sustained burn injuries in a fire accident reported on Thursday morning. Officials said that among the injured, 12 sustained serious burn injuries. Eight of them were taken to DRDO Hospital in Santosh Nagar for treatment. The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) police booked a case against the owner for negligence in maintaining the facility.
Officials from the Rajendranagar Fire Station said the fire mishap was reported at the manufacturing unit in Gaganpahad. “We received a call around 10.40 a.m. and rushed a fire tender to the spot. However, the fire was controlled by then and the injured staffers were rushed to hospital,” said the official. The cause of fire is said to be due to a gas leak in the pipeline triggered by overheating of the oven. The condition of the injured is said to be normal and out of danger, said the fire officials.
The injured individuals, all natives of Uttar Pradesh who were residing at Gaganpahad, have been identified as Balram, 25, Shubam Prajapathi, 19, Adithya Kumar, 19, Sandeep Prajapathi, 27, Dipak Shukla, 18, Amresh Kumar, 20, Mukesh Kumar, 28, Dhara Singh, 37, Sonu, 30, Kamal Kishor, 24, Pramod Kumar, 19, Sandeep Kumar, 35, Sunny, 20, Pradeep, 27 and Sujith, 19.
Police said that the incident was due to the negligence of the bakery’s owner who did not take any precautionary measures with regard to the gas pipelines in an emergency. “The place did not have any emergency fire exits either. We have booked a case under Section 337 of the IPC against the owners,” said the Detective Inspector of RGIA police, Appa Rao.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy expressed shock over the accident and directed officials concerned to ensure best treatment is provided to the 15 workers.
