Factory boiler blast in UP’s Muzaffarnagar claims two lives

Two workers lost their lives, and one suffered severe injuries in a Thursday morning boiler blast at a chemical factory near Makhyali village on Bhopa road.

Muzaffarnagar: Two workers were killed and one seriously injured in a boiler blast at a chemical factory near Makhyali village on Bhopa road Thursday morning, a government official said.

Sub-Divisional Magistrate Permanand Jha said that the victims were identified as Alinawaz, 42, and Rambharose, 55, while a 60-year-old Jaipal was rushed to a hospital in serious condition.

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The incident took place at the Balaji Alem chemical factory when it was full of workers.

An inquiry has been ordered into the incident by the police, Jha said.