HP factory blast
Eight workers injured in furnace blast at factory in Himachal Pradesh
Shimla/UNI: Eight workers were injured in a furnace blast at Agarwal Steel Industry Company in the Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh, State Disaster Management Authority said on Sunday.
A spokesperson of the authority said that eight people sustained burn injuries in the mishap and were rushed to civil hospital Una. Of these, 6 sustained series injuries have been referred to PGI from there.
Police reached the spot and started an investigation.
The incident happened due to excessive steam generation in the furnace around 2:30 am on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday.
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