Maharashtra: Two killed, six injured after boiler explodes in Jalna steel plant

The explosion occurred in the blast furnace of Geetai Steel Company at Jalna Industrial Estate of Maharashtra. The intensity of the explosion was so severe that the blast furnace was blown into pieces.

Jalna (Maharashtra): Two workers were killed while six others were injured, with three among them in critical condition, after a blast at a steel plant in central Maharashtra's Jalna district on Tuesday. The incident took place after a boiler used to melt steel exploded at the factory, leading to the instant deaths of the deceased.

Due to the explosion, hot molten iron fell on all those affected. The incident took place at the MIDC (Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation) area near Jalna, police said.

The injured workers were identified as Vivek Kumar Rajbhar (28), a resident Ballia, UP; Ajinkya Balasaheb Kakde (21) from Jalna, Maheshwari Pande (30) from Gopalganj in Bihar, Santosh Mewalal (38) from Mirzapur, Bihar; Parvindra Singasan (21) from Pachkhora in Uttar Pradesh and Ajya Kumar from Ballia in UP.