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Rewari factory blast: Four workers succumb to injuries, 10 others in critical condition

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini had ordered a probe under a sub divisional magistrate into the incident

PTI Rewari (Haryana) Published 20.03.24, 12:35 PM
Injured being treated at a hospital after a blast in the boiler of a spare parts manufacturing facility, in Rewari district, Sunday, March 17, 2024

Injured being treated at a hospital after a blast in the boiler of a spare parts manufacturing facility, in Rewari district, Sunday, March 17, 2024 PTI

Four workers injured in a boiler blast at a spare parts manufacturing facility in the district have died, while the condition of more than 10 others was critical, police said on Wednesday.

While three of them died at the PGIMS hospital in Rohtak on Tuesday night, another one passed away at Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital, Inspector Jagdish Chander said.

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The deceased have been identified as Ajay (32), Vijay (37), Ramu (27), Rajesh (38), all residents of Uttar Pradesh.

The blast took place at the manufacturing facility in Dharuhera industrial area on Saturday.

A senior police officer said 40 workers had suffered burn injuries in the incident. Of these, 10 workers were admitted to the Rewari Trauma Centre, more than 20 workers to PGIMS Rohtak, four to the Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi and others in Dharuhera here.

Five workers were later discharged from hospital.

Police on Sunday had registered a case in connection with the boiler blast. The contractor and others have been booked in the case.

The FIR was registered on the basis of a complaint filed by Raj Kumar, a labourer from Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district.

Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini had ordered a probe under a sub divisional magistrate into the incident.

Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by The Telegraph Online staff and has been published from a syndicated feed.

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