Tanker blast: CPM demands high level probe

KANNUR:  The CPI (M) Tuesday demanded a high level probe into the gas tanker explosion in which one person was killed and many seriously injured at Chala in the district last night.

Talking to newspersons here, Politburo member and former Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishan, MLA, said a top level investigation could fix responsibility for the blast. He also demanded Rs 25 lakh solatium for each of the victims of the inferno.

Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and many of his cabinet colleagues visited the accident site.