Hyderabad: The Directorate of Factories of Andhra Pradesh will be seeking an explanation from the Visakhapatnam facility of the state-owned Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), on the recent fire in the refinery-cum-petrochemical complex which left 24 workers dead.
According to G Bala Kishore, Director of Factories, the department is investigating into the blaze following which they will issue a notice to the facility seeking an explanation for the accident.
"Notice is yet to be served. Investigation has to be completed. We are short of details. After we come to know the facts of the case, we will issue notices," Mr Kishore told PTI, adding that they will also look into the safety measures undertaken by the facility.
On August 23 a massive fire broke out at the sprawling HPCL complex in Vishakhapatnam, when mostly staffers from private companies were at work. Prima facie, a gas leak in the sea cooling water system was attributed to the fire even though probe is on into the incident.
According to G Bala Kishore, Director of Factories, the department is investigating into the blaze following which they will issue a notice to the facility seeking an explanation for the accident.
"Notice is yet to be served. Investigation has to be completed. We are short of details. After we come to know the facts of the case, we will issue notices," Mr Kishore told PTI, adding that they will also look into the safety measures undertaken by the facility.
On August 23 a massive fire broke out at the sprawling HPCL complex in Vishakhapatnam, when mostly staffers from private companies were at work. Prima facie, a gas leak in the sea cooling water system was attributed to the fire even though probe is on into the incident.
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