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The toll in the HPCL Visakha refinery accident went up to 25 on Friday. A blast and fire occurred in the cooling tower of the refinery on August 23.
According to a HPCL press release, about 60 per cent of debris-shifting from the accident site to designated location is completed.
A total compensation amount of Rs 4.8 crore has been handed over to the District Collector so far. Eight contract workers are currently undergoing treatment in private hospitals here.
The condition of seven workers undergoing treatment at the National Burns Centre in Mumbai is reported to be stable.
A delegation of the CPI(M) submitted a memorandum to collector Solomon Arokiaraj and sought the intervention of the district administration in getting a judicial inquiry instituted into the accident.
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