Six workers succumb to burns in boiler blast

All six workers, who sustained burns in the boiler blast at a tyre manufacturing unit at Chettipalayam on the outskirts two days ago, have succumbed to injuries, hospital authorities said.
The workers suffered 100 per cent burns, when the boiler in which tyres were being burnt for extracting oil, exploded.
The six were admitted to the Government hospital here.
While one worker died early yesterday, the other four died last night, hospital officials said, adding, another worker succumbed to injuries this evening.
Police said four persons-- the managing director of the unit, Balaguru, his two sons and the supervisor-- were arrested in connection with the incident, last night. They were produced before a local court which granted them bail.

Meanwhile, the CITU today urged the government to offer a solatium of Rs 10 lakh to the kin of each of the deceased, as according to them the unit was running without proper license from the State Pollution Board.
CITU district treasurer S Krishnamurthy submitted a memorandum to the Collector Archana Patnaik seeking a judicial probe into the incident.