DHB welder injured as equipment explodes

A welder was on Monday morning rushed to a city hospital after a gas cylinder attached to a welding plant exploded while he was carrying out maintenance work on the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB).
As a result of the explosion, the man was thrown into the Demerara River thus sustaining bodily injuries. The identity of the welder was not released by officials of the DHB.
Based on reports received, the now injured man was in the company of others and as they were performing their duties, the gas cylinder exploded.
DHB General Manager Rawlston Adams confirmed that the incident did occur, but he was not in a position to reveal any information, since he was not briefed on the matter. In the same breath, he stated that injuries sustained by the worker were not life-threatening.
Persons who were traversing the Bridge stared in disbelief as they witnessed the incident. “As I was near where the accident happens, all I hear is boom, then I see the man fly overboard; some of the other men had to hurry quick and take him out and rush he to the hospital,” a minibus operator told Guyana Times.
On account of the incident, there was a huge buildup of traffic along the East Bank of Demerara and West Coast of Demerara; normalcy was restored after some time.