Patna: At least seven people were killed and seven others suffered serious burns in a boiler explosion in a private manufacturer factory in the Muzaffarpur Phase II industrial area under Sunday morning.
The incident occurred around 9am at the Anshul snack location and PVT Limited drinks (plot NS-6P) – ‘boss food’.
Muzaffarpur DM Pranav Kumar confirmed the death of seven and 6-7 others who were injured after the boiler exploded at the factory making noodles.
“Most people die from explosions and steam, and some buried under the rubble of the building.
The identity of the person who died because the accident has not been ascertained when the body is insulted severe.
The exact cause of the incident cannot be known immediately,” he told this newspaper .
The impact of the explosion in such a way that the machine and roof of a separate asbested building asbestos and the factories adjacent in the area was also damaged.
Hearing a loud explosion, the locals immediately gathered in place.
SDRF and other local teams engaged together with the police team in rescue operations.
Five Fire Brigade and emergency services also rushed to the place after the explosion was reported.
Many workers are feared to be trapped in the factory.
Muzaffarpur SSP Jayant Kant, who rushed to the place said that the team had recovered seven bodies from debris so far while seven other people were involved rushed to college and medical care Shri Krishna (SKMCH) for treatment.
“The deceased’s bodies were scorched so severe that the identity of only two people was known.
With the help of the FSL team and other local sources, we try to know the existence of other deceased.
The maximum person in the factory is a local resident, who works as a daily bet at the factory .
We have asked officials to prepare a list of all who have died and injured.
A firefighting team is also deployed on the site, “he said.
He added: “The effects of the explosion boiler have also reached two nearby factories and all were examined.
What was injured in the nearest factories was also taken to the hospital.” SSP told this newspaper that according to the initial investigation, irregularities by the control room and boiler controller has caused an explosion of a furnace after the boiler was blown up.
“We speculate that uncontrolled fuel is forwarded into it, because the pressure is increasing.
The control room has not checked the pressure, which caused an explosion in the furnace after the boiler unit exploded.
This case will be submitted to the people responsible for the explosion and factory owners, “Kant said.
The factory, which makes snacks and noodles, owned by Vikash Modi and Shweta Modi.
It was operated at Muzaffarpur since 2006.
It supplies snacks in Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Odisha.
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Sudhanshu Shekhar said that seven injuries had been identified as Vishal and Brother-in-law Om Prakash (30) from Narkatiyaganj, Vivek Kumar Sada from Madhubani’s Harlakhi, Satyam Kumar (20) from the City Police Station area of Sanjeev, Sanjeev Kumar Navtur Ghurvanti from Madhubani, Mahadev , Also from Madhubani and Kundan.
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