Maha: Ten injured in blast at steel factory in Jalna

At least ten workers were injured on Saturday after a blast at a steel manufacturing unit in the Jalna district of Maharashtra.

Jalna (Maharashtra): At least ten workers were injured on Saturday in a blast at a steel manufacturing unit in the Jalna district of Maharashtra, over 400 km from Mumbai, police said. A boiler exploded and hot molten iron fell on workers at Sapashrungi Steel Mill, located in a Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) area, said an official.

Four workers were admitted to a hospital in Jalna while six were shifted to Aurangabad for treatment, said police sub-inspector Pramod Bondle. A case was registered against the manager of the company for alleged negligence and further probe was on, he added.

(PTI)