UP: Six people dead in explosion in a chemical factory

Lucknow: Six persons were killed and several others were injured, and three were reported to be missing in a chemical tank blast in Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday.

The incident took place around 8a.m. at the 'Mohit Chemical and Metro factory' situated on the Dehat Marg in the morning.

UP: Six people dead in explosion in a chemical factory

The tanker is said to be filled with Methane gas, an extremely flammable gas. The incident happened at a time when the labourers were working to plug the leakage by welding it.

Workers at the factory allege that the chemical tank had been leaking for past many days but despite their pleas the management turned a blind eye towards it.

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Senior officials including the district magistrate Atal Rai and Superintendent of Police (SP) Umesh Kumar Singh rushed to the scene of the incident and are overseeing the relief and rescue operations.

Among those who were killed, were all laborers and some villagers of a near-by village. Deceased are identified as Chetram, Vikrant, Lokendra, Kamalveer, Balgovind and Ravi. More details are awaited.