Three workers were killed and four others were injured in an accident at an edible oil refinery in Bareilly on Tuesday afternoon.
Bareilly district administration officials said the accident occurred when around seven workers were cleaning a tank in the refinery. “It appears that the workers were exposed to some gas and fainted. They were rushed to a hospital where three of them were declared dead and four others are undergoing treatment. Their condition remains critical,” said senior superintendent of police (SSP), Bareilly Rohit Singh Sajwan. The deceased workers have been identified as Vijay Pal, Neeraj and Mohammad Yasin Khan. The workers are said to be in their twenties.
The old refinery is located in CB Ganj area of Bareilly, 15 kilometres north of the district headquarters. The family members of the deceased and injured workers staged a sit-in at the gate of the refinery against the management. The family members also sought monetary compensation.
