Vadodara: Two more workers from Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd (GFL) unit (GFL) in Ghoghamba Taluka in Panchmahal Regency were found dead, taking victims due to explosions and fire in factories up to seven on Friday.
Five workers have died in an incident on Thursday even when searches are made at the factory to look for more bodies.
Overall, seven people were lost after the incident where five bodies had recovered on Thursday and two on Friday.
The explosion occurred around 10 am in the unit on Thursday.
That’s how the explosion intensity shook the surrounding area.
Smoke began to billow from plants when it burned immediately after the explosion.
A loud explosion triggered a vibration that shook the closest place that led to panic.
People who live in the nearest area both lock themselves in their homes or escape from the area.
Panchmahal supervisor Police Leena Patil said on Friday night that four of the seven bodies were identified.
He said that people who had died will soon be identified.
“The faces of these bodies have not been destroyed and it is possible to recognize it,” he said.
Patil said that the task of identifying more bodies and investigating the factory was difficult because of the smoke there.
It’s hard to breathe on the explosion site.
Officials and rescue teams enter the site for some time and have to come out again to catch fresh air.
Patil said that experts from the Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health (Dish) have visited the site to ensure the cause of the incident.
Forensic experts will also visit the explosion site to conduct investigations.
The report will be submitted to the police who follow the future actions that will be decided.
Police security around the plant increased after the incident pelted stones at the factory on Thursday.
Irate’s relatives of a worker and people from their villages train rocks because they did not get details about him.
Then happened that workers had died in the incident.
A company official, meanwhile, told the media that the company would provide the amount of ex-gratia RS 20lakh to each of the deceased workers regardless of worker compensation.
Help Ex Gratia Rs 7 lakh each will be given to workers who have defects, regardless of compensation.
The company promises to bear the cost of care of all workers.