Navi Mumbai: A day after the explosion in an air-conditioner compressor at the Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers (RCF) plant at Alibaug, the management has set up an inquiry committee of high-level experts to investigate the incident.
Three persons died and three others were injured in the incident that took place on Wednesday afternoon. RCF also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh to the family of the deceased and Rs 3 lakh to the injured for medical expenses.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the RCF said the incident took place around 4.45 pm on Wednesday when technicians from a private firm were installing air-conditioning. The three workers who died wee identified as Faizan Shaikh, 32, Dilshad Idarisi, 29, and Ankit Sharma, 27. While Shaikh and Dilshad were employed by the contractor – Arizo Global – appointed for the installation of air-conditioning, Sharma was a trainee working with RCF.
“On October 19, around 4.45 pm while the installation of air-conditioning was in progress, an explosion suddenly occurred at the workplace. Five employees of the contractor company and one RCF employee present were injured in the blast,” said the statement.
