Indian-origin man dies in singapore due to poisonous gas...

The body of an Indian-origin man who died due to poisonous gas in singapore has been brought to his hometown in india for last rites. A 40-year-old man named Srinivasan Sivaraman was working as a cleaning operations manager in 'Supersonic Maintenance Services'. The man died on May 23 due to poisonous gas while cleaning a tank. This work was going on at the 'Choa Chu Kang Waterworks' of the national water agency PUB. Sivaraman and two other Malaysian employees were found unconscious on the spot, after which they were taken to the hospital where the indian man died.

PUB said that initial investigation revealed that the workers were exposed to hydrogen sulfide gas. This gas is released during the cleaning of water. The Malaysian workers are still undergoing treatment. According to 'The Straits Times' and tamil newspaper 'Tamil Murasu', Sivaraman's body was handed over to family and friends on 26 May itself. After the paperwork, the body was sent to india on 28 May. When this accident happened, Sivaraman's family had come to singapore for summer holidays. Sivaraman was a resident of Kambanatham village in thanjavur district of tamil Nadu state. On May 26, about 50 people including family, friends and colleagues paid their last respects to Sivaraman.

An indian person has died in singapore before

Cases of gas leak have come up in singapore before as well, recently a senior technician of singapore Refining Company (SRC) has been sentenced to four months in jail. It is alleged that due to the negligence of this technician, there was a gas leak in the year 2020, the court has held the technician responsible for this negligence. An indian also died in this accident. According to the report of The Straits Times, the accused Lek Ching Hwa has admitted his negligence. He said that he was negligent in his duties at the oil refinery plant on Jurong Island. This gas leak accident happened on 17 september 2020. 30-year-old indian Palanivel Pandidurai died in this.