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Five major industrial fire accidents that shook the nation's conscience

Each of these mishaps snuffed out innocent lives, often due to negligence on the part of the authorities

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Onlookers stand near the site of a factory at Rani Jhansi Road where a major fire broke out, in New Delhi, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019. At least 43 people were killed and several others injured in the mishap | Photo: PTI

BS Reporter New Delhi
The fire at a cramped four-storey illegal factory in Delhi’s Anaj Mandi area that killed 43 people has evoked memories of various fatal accidents that have snuffed out innocent lives often due to the negligence of authorities. Here is a list of five such industrial incidents that shook the nation’s conscience.

Bombay High, July 27, 2005: At around 4 pm, the Bombay High North oil platform operated by state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) was struck by a drifting ship named Samudra Suraksha. The vessel had gone to pick up an ailing ONGC employee and had lost control in the