2 killed as boiler explodes in India’s Punjab factory

NEW DELHI: Two workers were killed after a boiler exploded inside a rubber factory in the northern Indian state of Punjab, police said Thursday.

The explosion took place Wednesday night inside the factory in an industrial area of Jaspal Bangar village in the Ludhiana district of Punjab.

“Last night, a boiler blasted in the rubber manufacturing facility killing two workers,” a police official said. “The bodies of the victims have been sent to the civil hospital for postmortem procedure and from there will be handed over to their families.”

According to police, the blast triggered panic in the area.

Police have ordered an investigation to ascertain the reason behind the explosion.

-Xinhua