Fatal Tuas blast: Company, director and production manager charged with workplace safety offences

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SINGAPORE — A company that operated a Tuas industrial plant, where three workers were killed and seven others were injured in an explosion and fire last year, was charged in c

This comes several months after an inquiry committeecommitted by Stars Engrg, its sole director Chua Xing Da and production manager Lwin Moe Tun.

The blast and fire at the industrial building located at 32E Tuas Avenue 11 killed three workers who suffered 90 per cent burns: Subbaiyan Marimuthu, 38, from India, as well as Anisuzzaman Md, 29, and Shohel Md, 23, who were both from Bangladesh.Seven other workers – five from Stars Engrg and two from a neighbouring unit – were injured in the accident. They suffered a litany of serious burn injuries, including burns that covered 35 per cent to 58 per cent of their total body surface area.

The machine was used to mix water, potato starch and other materials to make fire clay, a key component of the insulation wrap.

 

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