Committee to probe gas leak

by Uditha Kumarasinghe

Petroleum Industries Minister Susil Premajayantha told Parliament yesterday that the Committee appointed to inquire into the gas leak at theSapugaskanda Oil refinery will probe if the incident was an act of sabotage.

Two persons died and 10 were hospitalised following the gas leak at the refinery on Friday afternoon.

The Minister said that the gas leak had occurred when some maintenance work was under way at the refinery which had started around 3.30 p.m. The leak had been contained around 8.00 p.m. and hence there was no harm to the environment.

The Minister who did not name the members of the Committee said they were not from the Ministry.