Probe team grills TISCO fuel plant consultant

A consultant of Fuel Management Plant of Tata Steel was today grilled by the investigating team looking into the company's LD gas holder explosion, which claimed the life of one employee and injured ten others about a month ago.
"We have questioned the consultant (Fuel Management plant) of Tata Steel, A K Lahiri, in connection with the explosion that occurred on November 14 last on the company premises," said a senior official.
Awadesh Kumar Singh, Chief Inspector of Factories, said documents provided by the concerned company official to the investigating team in regards to the explosion was incomplete while some of them were irrelevant.

"We have asked him to make available all-related documents tomorrow to expedite the investigation," Singh said, adding that Lahiri was summoned to the office of Deputy Chief of Inspector of Factories, A K Mishra.
Singh said the probe wanted to record the statement of one employee, who was on duty in the control room of the concerned gas holder, but he was on leave.
The employee has been asked to present himself before the team tomorrow to record his statement, Singh said, adding that the investigation would be completed soon.