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Moolamattom fire: second engineer dies

KOCHI: K.S. Prabha, 48, a KSEB engineer, who had suffered severe burns in a blast at a generator of Moolamattom power station, died on Wednesday morning.

Prabha, a native of Injamoola, Thiruvananthapuram, was first admitted to Kolenchery Medical Mission Hospital and then shifted to Ernakulam Medical Centre, with more than 60 per cent burns. He was in the Burns ICU and died by 10.30 a.m., hospital sources said.

Two engineers had suffered serious injuries in the accident that occurred on June 20 evening. Merin Isaac, 26, of Thodupuzha, who was injured along with Prabha, died on June 25. She also had more than 60 per cent burns.

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