India: Owners of textile factory where two workers burned to death charged with negligence
"Two workers charred to death in Panipat textile factory blaze"
Most of the workers managed to escape when short circuit sparked off fire, but five of them were trapped inside of which two died.
Two workers were charred to death, while three were injured when a short circuit sparked off a fire in a textile factory at Balana village of Israna town in Panipat district on Thursday night.
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Following the statement of Sumit’s father-in-law Ranbir, a case was registered against the owners of Shiv Fabricate Private Limited under charges of causing death by negligence.
Ranbir told police that his son-in-law used to narrate about the old machinery at the factory due to which chances of a short circuit loomed large and unit being a cotton factory, a fire would spread instantly ...
The case was lodged against [owners] Mohit and Amit, both brothers and natives of Panipat city, under Section 106 of the BNS at Israna police station.