10 workers hurt in furnace unit blast in Punjab

10 labourers sustained injuries due to a blast in a furnace unit at in Mandi Gobindgarh under Fatehgarh Sahib police station. The injured were rushed to the Mandi Gobindgarh civil hospital.

Fatehgarh Sahib: Ten labourers were injured in a furnace unit blast in Mandi Gobindgarh on Saturday, police said.

Of the 10 workers who received burn injuries, six were referred to a government hospital in Chandigarh, they said.

The condition of two workers was stated to be critical.

A blast occurred when the labourers were working near the furnace.

Police said they are investigating the matter.

(PTI)

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