VASCO
Three workers were injured in a major fire at the garbage segregation site near Dabolim Airport on Monday morning. All three workers have been shifted to a hospital.
Sources said sparks at the baling and compression machines used after segregation of garbage had led to a minor blast and a subsequent fire at the site.
The fire grew into an inferno as the waste plastic, empty perfume bottles and dry waste caught fire and fire tenders were called at site.
The fire was so huge that five fire tenders were used to douse the fire, including a fire tender from the neighbouring Naval area, even as thick clouds of smoke were visible from far away.
While officials at the Dabolim Airport did not comment, it is learnt from sources that the airport will conduct an enquiry into the incident.
Speaking to media persons, Chicalim Sarpanch Kamla Prasad Yadav said three workers were injured in the incident.
"I was informed by the locals about a blast near the Dabolim airport and I rushed to the site. I realised that there was a huge fire in the garbage segregation site used by the Dabolim Airport. Fire tenders were on the site and sources say that fire was caused by sparks in the machinery," said Yadav.
Workers at the site also confirmed that the blast caused in the machinery had left three workers injured.
"They were working on the machine when there was a spark and a blast. One worker on the machine sustained head injuries and had burns on his hand and neck. Two other workers also received burn injuries and all three workers have been shifted to the hospital. We were outside when we heard them scream after a blast in the morning," said the worker.
