In a tragic incident, 12 workers died while 21 others sustained injuries when a boiler exploded at a chemical factory in western Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur district on Saturday afternoon and the factory was engulfed in a blaze.
As per reports, there were 25 workers present in the factory located in the UPSIDC industrial area in Dholana, around 80 km from Delhi, when the incident occurred.
The impact of the explosion was so intense that the roofs of some of the factories located in the vicinity were also damaged. It took three hours for the fire tenders to douse the blaze in the factory.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered officials to extend all possible help to the victims and their families.
Yogi conveyed his condolences to the bereaved families. The senior police officials and district administration officials were at the spot and were carrying out an investigation.
Earlier Inspector General of Police (Meerut range) Praveen Kumar said that eight persons lost their lives in the incident. Out of the 17 remaining workers, 15 were hospitalized while the rest of the workers suffered minor injuries. The factory is located adjacent to a CNG pump.