Bulandshahr: 4 people were killed in an explosion in a chemical factory in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, the rags of the dead flew away.
According to Indian media reports, there was a strong explosion in a chemical factory in Buland city of Uttar Pradesh on Friday, in which at least four people were killed, and the rags of the dead bodies flew away.
The sound of the explosion was so intense that it was heard two kilometers away. At the time of the explosion, many people were injured in the factory located in the middle of the fields.
The windows and doors of the buildings around the chemical factory were broken.
According to the police, an illegal chemical factory was running inside the house of Naya village, the factory owner Rajkumar escaped after the incident.
An explosion at a chemical factory in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr claimed the lives of four workers.
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Police arrested Rajkumar’s brother Pramod, the owner of the factory was identified from the GST number written on the Amazon wrapper found at the spot.
VIDEO | A major blast took place at a house in the middle of farms in UP’s Bulandshahr on Friday, leaving four people dead. The blast reportedly occurred in a cylinder, say police, adding that further investigation is underway. pic.twitter.com/YpoQAiPOJa
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Police say that the explosion was of a cylinder. Several empty and some full cylinders were also recovered from the chemical factory. It is feared that the factory caught fire before a cylinder leaked, and then the explosion took place.
Due to the explosion, the rags of some employees in the factory flew and fell in the nearby fields.