Port worker burned after accidental explosion
A port worker was severely burned and two others injured when an oil barrel exploded Tuesday morning near the welding workshop at the Maldives Ports Limited’s commercial harbour in Malé.
16 Sep 2017, 9:00 AM
A port worker was severely burned and two others injured when an oil barrel exploded Tuesday morning near the welding workshop at the Maldives Ports Limited’s commercial harbour in Malé.
A police spokesman said the victims were rushed to the hospital shortly after the incident was reported around 10 am. The three MPL staff were working near the workshop when the used oil barrel caught on fire, he explained.
Eyewitnesses also reported that the oil barrel exploded after it was hit by flying sparks from the welding workshop.
One man suffered burns to 20 percent of the body while the others sustained minor injuries.
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