A factory worker blames the factory’s administration for lack of proper maintenance. PHOTO: FILE
FAISALABAD:
A worker died and two others were injured on Tuesday in a boiler explosion at a factory on Samundari Road, police said.
They said Muhammad Mustafa, 30, Shakil Ahmad, 28, and Muhammad Ashfaq, 25, were at work during the night shift at Noor Dyeing Factory when a boiler exploded.
They said Mustafa died on the spot. Ahmad and Ashfaq were taken to the Allied Hospital in a critical condition.
Abdur Rashid, the doctor on duty, said the two had suffered burns to more than 80 per cent of their bodies.
A factory worker blamed the factory’s administration for lack of proper maintenance.
“The boiler had developed a fault a few days ago. The factory manager, however, asked the workers to continue their work,” he said on condition on anonymity.
The manager was not available for comment.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 23rd, 2014.
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