Mangaluru, Sept. 30 -- Karnataka Minister UT Khader on Wednesday visited the Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) facility in Mangaluru, where an industrial explosion left eight people injured, and said a senior officer has been appointed to investigate the cause of the incident.

Khader termed the incident "very sudden and shocking" and said Chief Minister DK Shivakumar had immediately taken note of the situation and sought updates.

"The unexpected incident that has taken place at Mangalore Petrochemical and Refinery Limited (MRPL) is very sudden and shocking. We have lost one of our brothers who was working there, and eight others have been injured. As soon as I came to know about this incident, the Chief Minister immed...