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Maharashtra steel factory boiler blast: Death toll rises to two; five critical
Updated On: 27 August, 2024 09:03 PM IST | Jalna | mid-day online correspondent
The incident occurred on August 24 at Gaj Kesari Steel Factory in MIDC area, where 22 workers were injured, seven of them critically, when molten iron spilled on them. The injured workers were taken to a private hospital in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city. Among the critically injured, one person died on August 25
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The death toll from the boiler explosion at a steel factory in Jalna, Maharashtra, rose to two on Tuesday after a 34-year-old worker succumbed to burn injuries in a private hospital, police reported. The incident occurred on August 24 at Gaj Kesari Steel Factory in MIDC area, where 22 workers were injured, seven of them critically, when molten iron spilled on them.
The injured workers were taken to a private hospital in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city. Among the critically injured, Krishna Yadav, who hailed from Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh, died on Tuesday morning, a police officer said. Another worker, Ramesh Bhaturam, had passed away on August 25.
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