Five killed, 6 injured in Cochin Shipyard blast; Gadkari orders probe

The shipyard has announced Rs 1 million to each family of the deceased

A blast on Tuesday morning in Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's (ONGC) drillship Sagar Bhushan has claimed five lives and injured another six, say Kerala Police, adding the cause of the incident is yet to be known. The drillship was under repair at Cochin Shipyard's facility in Kochi, Kerala. 

According to a police official, one of the workers who has been hospitalised has burnt almost half of his body, while others have minor injuries. 

Those with minor injuries have been working on the dock, while those dead were working near a water tank inside the ship. The workers in the