Makunudhoo explosion: Muizzu urges worker safety, calls for probe
Muizzu called on all stakeholders in the society to exercise responsibility and care to reduce such incidents and ensure the safety of their employees.
By
Aminath Shifleen
President-elect Dr Mohmmed Muizzu has called for an investigation into the two recent explosions -- one that killed two people in HDh. Makunudhoo on Saturday and another that seriously injured a person in the HDh. Kulhudhuffushi two days ago.
Two Indians were killed when a gas cylinder exploded in Makunudhoo Saturday evening.
-
The powerful explosion caused the victims to be decaptitated by the sheer force of the blast and their body parts were scattered and thrown several feet away
-
With the sound of the explosion, the whole island shook
-
A fire extinguisher cylinder exploded at Kulhudhuffushi airport on Thursday; the explosion occurred while the airport fire and rescue teams were attempting to refill the cylinder, according to sources
-
Three people were injured in the incident, one seriously
The president-elect's office issued a statement saying that both incidents need to be investigated. The president-elect called on the relevant institutions to take steps to prevent such tragic incidents from happening again.
According to him:
-
As per the information available so far, both incidents occurred in the work environment
-
Therefore, he called on all stakeholders in the society to exercise responsibility and care to reduce such incidents and ensure the safety of workers
“At the same time, I request the honourable members of parliament to expedite the work on the Workplace Safety and Health Bill, which has been submitted to parliament, to find solutions to such issues in a systematic manner,” the President-elect said in a statement.
