VEHARI: The three labourers who had fallen sick while working at a pipe factory in Lahore about a week ago, allegedly because of leakage of some poisonous gas there and later died were buried at their native villages in the district late on Sunday.
According to Mitro police, Imran and Abid of Chak 125-WB and Ramzan of Muza Mohammad Shah had been working at Vega Pipe Factory, Lahore, for the last one month.
Last Monday, they fell unconscious while working at the factory. The factory owner got them admitted to a private clinic in Lahore on July 4. Later, as their condition deteriorated, he shifted them to their native places and promised their families he would bear all the treatment cost.
On July 5, Ramzan and Abid died while Imran expired on July 6 at Nishter Hospital, Multan.
According to Mitro Station House Officer Rana Neik, the three workers fell sick following poisonous gas leakage at the pipe factory where they worked.
He said the medical reports issued by the doctors treating one of the deceased labourer at the Nishter Hospital, Multan, and the private practitioner who treated the other two confirmed that the deaths were caused by some poisonous gas.
He said the relatives of the deceased labourers had refused to get conducted their autopsies. He said the three deceased were buried at their native villages on Sunday night.
He said the bereaved families were not interested in lodging a case against the factory owner.
The SHO said mostly such incidents occurred because of lack of safety measures on the part of factory owners. He said since the factory was situated at Phulka Chowk, Lahore, an FIR should be registered with the police station concerned.
The relatives of the deceased labourers claimed that the factory owner had gone under ground after the deaths.
Published in Dawn, July 8th , 2014