Overview
- A rupture in the cold separator of MRPL’s Coker Hydrotreater triggered a high-pressure fire on September 30 that injured about 12 people and killed contract worker Manish Karkada.
- Rajesh D’Silva, a 42-year-old contract employee who had been hospitalized with severe burns, died on October 17, bringing the confirmed death toll to two.
- MRPL has announced a total Rs 1.2 crore package for each deceased worker’s family and a Rs 5 lakh health cover for contract employees’ families.
- The company told stock exchanges the provisional financial impact of the incident is Rs 118.76 crore and said it is providing medical care and other deliverables to the injured.
- Local political leaders and community groups are demanding a public independent probe, equal compensation for affected residents and reconsideration of MRPL’s Phase IV expansion while formal investigation findings remain unpublished.