3 injured in mishap at chemical unit

Three workers sustained injuries when an open vessel containing a chemical concoction collapsed in Makarpura on Saturday.

The incident occurred when workers of Sujata Chemicals were mixing chemicals in the vessel,the Makarpura police said. Gangaram Vasava and Mangal Macchi received burn injuries from the toxic concoction,while Mangilal Damor sustained injuries as he fell from a height when the vessel collapsed. The three were rushed to the SSG Hospital in Vadodara. The police said a complaint was lodged about the incident,and samples of the chemicals have been sent to the Forensic Science Lab for tests.

Elsewhere,Jalauddin Ansari,one of the workers injured in a fire at an illegal firecracker manufacturing unit in Makarpura on December 22,died on Saturday. Another worker,Ramhit Prajapati,had died at SSG on Thursday. Both belonged to Meerut in Uttar Pradesh and had sustained 40 to 50 per cent burns in the fire.