5 killed in boiler blast at factory in Nagpur

At least five workers were killed and several others were critically injured in a boiler explosion at Manas Agro Industries and Sugar Ltd. plant in Maharashtra's Nagpur district on Saturday.

Nagpur: Five workers were killed in a boiler explosion at Manas Agro Industries and Infrastructure Ltd in Maharashtra's Nagpur district on Saturday afternoon, the police said.

The incident took place near a biogas plant of the company at Bela village in Umred tehsil around 2.15 pm.

The deceased were identified as Mangesh Prabhakar Naukarkar (21), Liladhar Wamanrao Shende (42), Vasudeo Ladi (30), Sachin Prakash Waghmare (24) and Prafull Pandurang Moon (25), all residents of Wadgaon village.

Sachin Waghmare worked as a welder while others were helpers, the police said.

Thick smoke billowed out of the plant following the explosion.

All five workers sustained grievous burn injuries and died on the spot, the police said. Superintendent of Police Rakesh Ola visited the spot following the incident, officials said. (PTI)