Ggm admn sets up panel to probe Daulatabad blast
The Gurugram administration has set up a fivemember fact-finding committee to investigate the Daulatabad blast and ascertain the exact cause as well as the people who were responsible for the incident, officials aware of the matter said.
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Nishant Kumar Yadav announced on Sunday that a committee, chaired by the Additional Deputy Commissioner, will investigate the matter. The panel comprises an Assistant Commissioner of Police, an Executive Engineer from the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd (DHBVN), an official from the Industrial Safety and Health Department, the District Fire Officer and another officer from DHBVN.
“The committee has been tasked with probing the cause of the accident, understanding why it led to the blast, assessing the damage, and determining the appropriate compensation and recipients. They have been instructed to submit their report within seven days,” Yadav said.
Four people were killed and 12 others were severely injured when multiple explosions occurred after a fire broke out at a manufacturing unit in Daulatabad Industrial Area at Sector-104 in the city early on Saturday morning. The factory manufactures fire extinguisher balls, police said.
Karan Goel, deputy commissioner of police (west), said that during the investigation it was revealed that the factory did not possess a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) from the fire department. “We are currently crosschecking with all departments to ascertain whether they had previously applied for the NOC and submitted a layout plan for approval from the District Town Planner (DTP),” he said.
District fire officer of Bhimnagar fire station, Ramesh Kumar Saini, said that the factory manufactured fire extinguishing balls which have a mini explosive device inside that detonates at a particular temperature.