<p>Five persons were killed today and seven others injured when a blast triggered by a suspected gas leak took place in a ship being dismantled at the Alang ship-breaking yard in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Five persons were killed while seven others sustained injuries after a fire broke out following a blast in the ship which was being dismantled in plot number 140 at the yard," Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) K J Rathod of Marine Police Station, Alang said.<br /><br />Prima facie, the blast occurred due to sudden gas leakage when ship-breaking activity was in progress, the officer said.<br /><br />The intensity of the blast claimed five lives on the spot while the injured were rushed to the nearest hospitals for treatment, he said.<br /><br />The exact reason behind the explosion has not been ascertained yet, PSI Rathod said, adding the FSL officials are on the spot for carrying out further investigation.<br /><br />The cause will be clear only after forensic reports come. </p>
<p>Five persons were killed today and seven others injured when a blast triggered by a suspected gas leak took place in a ship being dismantled at the Alang ship-breaking yard in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Five persons were killed while seven others sustained injuries after a fire broke out following a blast in the ship which was being dismantled in plot number 140 at the yard," Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) K J Rathod of Marine Police Station, Alang said.<br /><br />Prima facie, the blast occurred due to sudden gas leakage when ship-breaking activity was in progress, the officer said.<br /><br />The intensity of the blast claimed five lives on the spot while the injured were rushed to the nearest hospitals for treatment, he said.<br /><br />The exact reason behind the explosion has not been ascertained yet, PSI Rathod said, adding the FSL officials are on the spot for carrying out further investigation.<br /><br />The cause will be clear only after forensic reports come. </p>