HAPUR (Uttar Pradesh): At least eight people were killed and fifteen others suffered injuries after a boiler exploded at a chemical factory in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur district on Saturday afternoon, officials said. Multiple fire tenders reached the spot and police are investigating the matter. People who sustained injuries in the explosion have been shifted to hospital , police said.
Speaking to the media, Hapur Inspector-General of Police (IG) Praveen Kumar said, “A total of 15 were injured and eight died in the explosion that took place at an electronic equipment manufacturing unit in Hapur. The injured being treated. We are probing the matter. Action will be taken against those responsible…”
Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways and Civil Aviation, General V K Singh (retd) expressed his condolences to the families of the victims who lost their lives in the incident.
“Nine people died in a very unfortunate accident that happened in a factory in Hapur. My heartfelt condolences to their families. We are all with you in this heartbreaking time. May God rest the soul of the departed,” he tweeted in Hindi. (ANI)