Overview

• The leak occurred around 8:30 p.m. Sunday during tank cleaning at Sagar Shri Oil Company in the Bagdun area of Dhar district.
• Three workers were declared dead at Indore’s MY Hospital, and a fourth remains in serious condition.
• District Magistrate Priyank Mishra assigned Sub-Divisional Magistrate Rahul Gupta to lead the inquiry with the case taken up on Monday.
• Police say the factory failed to promptly inform the Bagdun station, and postmortems are underway to guide further action.
• Officials said compensation will be provided as per rules, and the administration plans meetings with factories to strengthen prevention.