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Deputy Chief Minister Visited accident site,promises inquiry

Visakhapatnam, Apr 27 (UNI) Firefighters broke the underground pipelines connecting the tanks that were on fire with the output tanks at the Biomax Fuels Limited(BFL) Biodiesel facility at Duvvada Special Economic Zone( SEZ) .
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister S.China Rajappa and State HRD Minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao along with Gajuwaka MLA Palla Srinivasa Rao Visited the Fire Accident Site Supervising the operations. An inquiry would be initiated into the mishap after the flames are doused.
Deputy CM told media persons at the factory gate in the early Hours today after preliminary discussions with the officials. The Indian Navy was also called to support the fire fighting effort. Indian Navy (IN) pressed its firefighting equipment apart from having its ambulances and hospital on standby. The Quick Response Team at INS Circars of Eastern Naval Command(ENC) was on standby. “Of the 170 permanent and 30 casual workers around a dozen were on duty when the fire broke out and all of them ran from the site and the company HR officials have confirmed that all are accounted for,” the Minister said.
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