This Article is From Feb 06, 2013

Indian engineer killed in site explosion in Singapore

Singapore: A 32-year old engineer from India has been killed in a construction site accident in Singapore, a media report said on Wednesday.

Dharmalingam Selvam was thrown two to three metres from the pipe inspection site following an explosion on Monday and died on the spot on Singapore's Jurong Island.

He had been working as an engineer with BNF Engineering for about three years, The Straits Times reported.

His colleagues said the company would pay to send back Dharmalingam's body to his home in India for funeral.

Dharmalingam, a permanent resident of Singapore had got married last year and had a three-month old daughter.

The accident was being investigated by police and the Ministry of Manpower.

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