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Oil spill causes fire at Alang, six die [1]

ASHME SEHGAL

Six workers were April 1: Six workers were killed in a major fire caused by an oil spill in the sea waters of Alang beach. The oil spill is reported to have been caused by a leak in a ship called Shantamani Enterprise which is docked on the beach.

While efforts to control the fire are on, the fire is still raging in what has come to be the biggest ship-breaking

Publication Date: 
02/04/2010
Asian Age (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Oil Pollution [3], Shipping [4], Hazardous Waste [5], Gujarat [6], Bhavnagar (D) [7]
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