One worker has died in a furnace explosion at a Jain Resource Recycling facility in Tamil Nadu, India. The cause of the blast has not yet been confirmed.
The fatal incident occurred on 14 July at the company’s Unit II facility in the Sipcot Industrial Complex in the Tiruvallur district. The explosion caused a major fire, endangering many other workers.
A fleet of emergency services, including police and fire personnel, were called to the site. They got the flames under control, reporting one death on-site. Other workers were treated at nearby hospitals for various serious injuries.
Damage assessment
Jain has suspended operations in the affected section of the facility to assess the extent of the damage. The recycler reports it is co-operating with the authorities investigating the incident to find out what happened.
Jain Resource Recycling processes around 320 000 tonnes of material, mostly copper, aluminium and lead, at four sites across India annually. It caters to the automotive, electrical and construction industries, with international clients including Mitsubishi Corporation Japan and Nissan Trading. More than 400 people are employed at the company.
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