Docol explosion victims slam company over treatment

Ravindra Ramdhani (left) and his colleague Mirvel Richards.

Months after being injured on the job during an explosion at the Demerara Oxygen Com-pany Ltd’s (Docol] Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) filling plant two men are alleging that the company has broken its promise to cover all their medical expenses.

Speaking for the first time since the horrific incident, Ravindra ‘Randy’ Ramdhani and Mirvel Richards, both 19, railed against “the unacceptable treatment” they have been receiving from Docol. The men also recounted the events which led to the October 29, 2010 explosion.

Following the incident, Docol’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Shameer Hoosein had told Stabroek News that officials from the Ministry of Labour (MoL)