Five workers including a supervisor lost their lives at the Emami Agro plant in Kandla, Kutch district. The accident occurred while they were cleaning a chemical tank.

According to initial reports, the workers died due to exposure to toxic fumes while cleaning a waste fluid tank at the facility. Among the deceased, four workers were migrant labourers, while one hailed from Patan district.

The accident is believed to have occurred early on Wednesday morning while they were cleaning an oil tank. Both police and factory inspectors have launched an investigation.

The Emami Agrotech plant in Kandla, Gujarat, is an edible oil and biodiesel production facility that produces refined palm and soybean oils, bakery fats, and vanaspati. Its production capacity is 3,200 tonnes per day.

Kutch (East) Superintendent of Police Sagar Bagmar stated that the incident occurred at around 1 a.m. on Wednesday at the Agrotech plant. The workers were cleaning the effluent treatment plant at the time of the accident….