20 injured as oil leak causes blast at poultry feed plant in Kerala’s Palakkad
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By PTI
PALAKKAD: Twenty individuals, together with firefighters, had been injured on Thursday when an oil leak triggered a blast at a poultry feed plant in Kerala’s Palakkad district, police stated.
The incident came about round 5 pm at an remoted hilltop in Thiruvizamkunnu, they stated. Three individuals, together with hearth division personnel, had been significantly injured and admitted to a close-by hospital, they stated.
“The plant, owned by an NRI, was conducting a trial run at present however a hearth broke out because of oil leak. They sought assist from the hearth pressure division.
As the firefighters had been attempting to douse the hearth, the temperature of the oil tank elevated and resulted in a blast,” a police official stated. Police stated the oil tank contained a liquid much like furnace oil and exploded because of excessive temperature.
“According to the preliminary assessment, 20 people got injured and they have been admitted to various hospitals nearby. The fire has been doused,” the official stated.
