At least nine workers died and 19 were injured when a boiler exploded at a factory in western Utt♈ar Pradesh's Hapur district on Saturday afternoon, officials said.
There were around 30 people in th🍰e affected area in the factory in the UPSIDC industrial area in Dholana, around 80 km from the national capital, when the inc🅷ident occurred, they said.
The impact of the explosion was so intense that the roofs of some of the factories located in the 𝄹vicinity were damaged. It took three hours for the fire tendersꦕ to douse the blaze.
D🐽istrict Magistrate of Hapur Medha Roopam said that nine people had died while 19 others were injured and undergoing treatment.
The factory is located adjacent to a CNG pump. Rescue and rel𝓰ief measures were taken up at the site, according toജ officials.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh🎐 Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed gri൩ef over the loss of lives.
"The accident in the chemical factory of Hapur, Uttar Pradesh is heart-wrenching. I express my condolences to the families of those who have lost their lives in this. The state government is actively involved in providing treatment t꧒o the injured and all possible help," Modi tweeted.
The chief mini꧅ster directed that the incident be p🅷robed by experts.
In a statement issued in Lucknow, Adityanath asked the dis๊trict administration to extend all possible help to the kin of the deceased and injured.
He also said that necessary treatme🐲nt should be provided🔯 to the injured.
Divisional Commissioner of Meerut and Inspector General we🥂r🐻e directed to visit the site and ensure effective implementation of relief work.
"May God give peace to the depar🤪ted souls and strength to the bereaved families to bear the immense loss. I wish a speedy recovery to the injured," UP minister for industrial development Nand Gopal Gupta 'Nandi' tweeted.
(With PTI inputs)99
