Myanmar welder dies, M’sian burnt badly after explosion at factory


MELAKA: A 38-year-old welder from Myanmar died while a Malaysian sustained fourth degree burns after an explosion in Taman Teknologi Cheng here on Monday (Jan 13).

The deceased's 23-year-old wife, also a Myanmar national, sustained light injuries in the 9am incident at the factory manufacturing grilles.

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