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MRPL Explosion: Injured Recovering

  • Five persons who were injured in the explosion that occurred in the Sulphur Recovery Unit II of Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) near Mangalore on Saturday are recovering. The injured have been identified Basheer and Sirajuddin, Ashwith, Srinivas, all contract workers and Mahesh Kumar. Surathkal police have booked a case of negligence against Mahesh Kumar, a technician with MRPL and plant supervisor Praveen Kumar.Meanwhile, MRPL-ONGC Karmachari Sangha president Praveen Kumar said that MRPL management had agreed to pay Rs 10 lakh as compensation to the kin of deceased Nagesh.

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