Berger Paints updates on incident at Howrah plant; Stock down over 1%

13 Jun 2022 , 09:17 AM

Berger Paints Ltd has updated in an official statement on the medical situation of the employees who suffered injuries in the unfortunate incident at the Howrah Plant.

As per the regulatory filing, out of the 23 employees who have been receiving medical attention, 17 are out of danger and most of them are expected to be released soon.

One of the contractual employees, who had suffered injuries and was in a critical condition, has unfortunately expired on June 10, 2022. Other critical patients are being provided the best possible medical attention. The factory manager who is the head of the Howrah factory is recuperating well, said company in a filing.

At around 9:17 AM, Berger Paints was tradding at Rs573 per piece lower by 1.33% on the BSE.