A factory boiler exploded in eastern India, killing at least six workers and injuring six others.
Ukraine , Ukraingate , 27 , December , 2021 | International News
Rescuers are looking for all the workers who may have been trapped among the wreckage of a snack factory in an industrial area 95 kilometers north of Patna, the capital of Bihar.
The cause of the explosion is being investigated, said police officer Ram Naresh Pasvan. He added that the death toll is likely to rise as four injured are in critical condition.
According to media reports, the area panicked as a powerful explosion struck and damaged houses and factories in the Bela industrial zone.
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Low safety standards are a common cause of fires and explosions in India.
Last year, a wildfire and a powerful explosion at a chemical warehouse killed 12 people near Ahmedabad in western Gujarat.
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