Bodies of six workers, who died of burns in a boiler explosion in tyre melting unit in the city, were cremated here today in the presence of their relatives who arrived from West Bengal.
The workers, who had suffered 100 per cent burns in the hospital three days ago, died during the course of period in the Government hospital here.
On receiving information, the relatives hailing from Alipurdar district, arrived here and received the bodies after post mortem examination, amidst tight police security.
Meanwhile, CITU has demanded a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each to the next of the kin of the deceased and sought action against the erring officials, who had allegedly granted permission to the unit functioning without proper safety mechanism, police said.
Andhra Pradesh Home Minister N Chinna Rajappa, who rushed
to Guntur from Amalapuram, said an inquiry would be conducted into the mishap and those responsible would be brought to book.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who returned to Vijayawada around 2 AM from a five-day personal trip to Malaysia and Thailand, expressed sorrow over the mishap.
AP Assembly Speaker Kodela Siva Prasada Rao, MLAs Alapati Rajendra Prasad, N Anand Babu, collector Kantilal Dande and other officials supervised the rescue operation.
