Five workers were killed and several others injured after a boiler exploded in Sasa Musa sugar mill in Bihar’s Gopalganj on the morning of Thursday, 21 December.
The owner of the mill has been arrested. According to a report by Firstpost, several injured have suffered 90 percent burn injuries. The death toll is expected to rise.
- 01/02Visuals from the site of the blast.(Photo: ANI)
- 02/02(Photo: ANI)
The reason for the blast is yet to be ascertained. Firstpost quoted early reports as suggesting that over-heating of the boiler could have caused the explosion.
The incident comes just over a month after the blast in NTPC’s Unchahar power plant in Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, which killed around 46 people.
(This is a developing story. Details awaited)
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