10 killed, 40 injured after gas cylinders explode at chemical unit in India
At least eight workers were feared killed on Saturday morning in explosion of cylinders at a chemical factory in Dhule district of Maharashtra (ANI/Twitter). Sketched by the Pan Pacific Agency.
MAHARASHTRA, Aug 31, 2019, PTI. At least 10 workers were killed and 40 injured in an explosion of gas cylinders at a chemical factory in Dhule district of Maharashtra on Saturday morning, police said, reported the Hindustan Times.
At least 100 workers were present in the factory in Waghadi village in Shirpur taluka when the explosion occurred around 9:45 am, a senior police officer told PTI.
“Ten workers were killed and 40 injured in the explosion,” Dhule Superintendent of Police Vishwas Pandhare said.
Several teams of police, disaster management, fire brigade were conducting rescue operations at the site.
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