One dead, three battling for life after Shayona Cement Factory fire accident
Three employees of Shayona Cement Factory in Kasungu are battling for their lives at Kamuzu Districtl Hospital whilst their friend had already died to the hot ashes that poured at them during the course of their work.
The deceased Yeremia Kaonga, 21, from Chimgole village in Traditional Authority (TA) Wimbe in the district, was with his colleagues inside the room where they process cement.
According to police reports, the victims where one is an Indian were rushed to the district hospital, upon which they were referred to the KCH where one died whilst receiving treatment.
Deputy police publicist, Sub Inspector Edina Mzingwitsa told Mana that the accident is as a result of the workers forgetting to close one door of the clinker.
“So when they switched on the furnace, the cement stone busted from the clinker and produced hot ashes which covered them
One died in the process of receiving treatment whilst the other three are in critical condition,” Mzingwitsa explained.
Mana investigations have revealed that the proper treatment for such burnt wounds, are specially drugs which are supposed to be from United States of America (USA).
The victims are: Yotamu Kalisha Wale, 21, from Nyanda Village, T/A Chitantha-Mapiri and William Mwenda, 26, from Yona Village, T/A Wimbe, both from Kasungu. The Indian is Ramashakr Prasad aged 34.—(Reporting by to Malawi News Agency)
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Please Ministry Of Labour Would You Come To Our Rescue Here At Shayona Cement Factory? To Say The Fact There Is No Safety At Shayona. We Dont Have PPE’s. This Accident Could Jabe Claimed Many Lives. No Safety At Shayona And The Whole Welfare Of Employees Leaves Alot To Be Desired. Imagine Someone Pocketing As Little As 12000 As His Salary. We Are Still Slaves At Shayona.
There are doors in the kilns but neglect makes employees work with doors open. And for issues of low wages, that blame should go to the government because they regulate the wages. There more accidents happening on the roads of Malawi and no one has advocated that we close these roads. There accidents in industries world over. Those that have been to South Africa will agree with me. Perhaps it is good to check the laws of our country before we can vent our frustration on Shayona Cement Factory.
When you are working on a cement plant, you are supposed to complete work permit to make sure everything is safe before starting operating the plant on daily basis…
Ma indians siwanthu awayi they called us donkey or dogs,invesgation kwathu kuno siioneka kuti afufuza apeza chiyani.kunena zoona boma lathu ndilosadalilika akungodya ndala zaulele kapena nditi angotibera ndalama basi,check this outu.
THIS IS NOT FIRE ACCIDENT BUT AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THE BURST OF CLINKER AND LET ME TEL U AM FROM SHAYONA I KNW KILAN PLACE, THE KILAN ITSELF IS VERY OLD AND IT DESERVE TO BE REPLACED BY A NEW ONE, FAILING THAT WE SHOULD EXCEPCT MORE DEATHS AS IT IS NOT THE FIRST TIME TO HAVE SUCH ACCIDENT, SO PLIZ MINISTRY OF LABOUR DO SOMETHING BE4 WE LOOSE MORE LIVES
Those who have been at Shayona and have worked there will know exactly what happened. Commenter no 1 here has a good question which has propted me to come in as the one who has been their twice for educational visits. Here it is indicated that those workers forgot to close some spaces which were to shut down, but in real sense there is nothing like doors to be closed in the process of making clinker. The machine is made like that with openings which must’nt be shut. The machine is some how old it just need some repair and… Read more »
RIP.May Allah heal the wounds of those in the hospital and for the company arrange adecent funeral service and consider the widow and the kids of the deperted one.
Too bad
Is that fire….?
Health and safety is required. Consider this please.