I assume that no one really knows what happened to him- note the "if" in Dripik's words. He wouldn't say that if they knew he was dead.
However, one would think an investigation party would be sent out after he hadn't been heard from in a while...
Of course, there's always the possibility that Molluck and the slig with him had actually survived the blast- his eyes were still glowing, last we saw!- and eventually regained consciousness later, possibly deserting the factory before the investigation pary arrived; hence his "unknown" status.
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"Sick cultures show a complex of symptoms such as you have named . . . but a DYING culture invariably exhibits personal rudeness. Bad manners. Lack of consideration for others in minor matters. A loss of politeness, of gentle manners, is more significant than is a riot."
-- Robert Heinlein in Friday
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