22 workers injured in boiler explosion at steel unit in Maharashtra’s Jalna; 3 critical
When it exploded a little after noon the molten iron fell on the slag heaps where the workers were toiling, despite the crackling noise
At least 22 workers were injured when a boiler exploded at a steel factory in the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) area in the city of Jalna on Saturday.
The condition of three workers is critical, said Superintendent of Police Ajay Kumar Bansal.
The blast had hit Gaj Kesari Steel Mill at noon when molten iron fell on workers, he said.
The three labourers were hospitalised in the private hospital in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city after they fell gravely ill.
At least 22 workers were injured in a boiler explosion at a steel factory in the MIDC area of Jalna city in Maharashtra on Saturday.
The condition of three workers is critical, said Superintendent of Police Ajay Kumar Bansal.
Molten iron fallen upon workers as the blast came at the noon when it happened in Gaj Kesari Steel Mill, he said.
The hospital Admitted three workers who had encountered the poison in the city of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
Another official said: ‘The factory is making steel bars from scrap. Police are taking statements of injured workers. Legal action has been taken against the owner of the establishment.’