At least 40 workers of a chemical factory were injured on Wednesday in a huge fire caused by a blast in the boiler at Dahej in Bharuch district of Gujarat, district collector MD Modia said.
“Around 35-40 workers sustained burn injuries after the boiler of an agro-chemical company exploded in the afternoon. All the injured persons have been shifted to hospitals in Bharuch, and efforts are on to control the fire,” Modia said.
The fire has still engulfed the unit, the collector said.
WTF is wrong with 2020
There are reports of a massive blast in a chemical factory in Dahej, Gujaratpic.twitter.com/r1LizjkUVf— Mihir Jha ✍️ (@MihirkJha) June 3, 2020
He said residents of Lakhi and Luvara villages located near the factory are being evacuated as a precautionary measure because of the presence of plants of poisonous chemicals near the affected factory.
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