Gunpowder used at UP factory suspected behind blast that killed 12 | What we know so far
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A boiler blast at a factory in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur killed 12 people. Police said that long plastic cartridges have been recovered from the spot.
Twelve people were killed and 20 injured after a boiler exploded at a chemical factory in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur district on Saturday, June 4. The explosion was so strong that its sound was heard 10 km away.
The blast took place at a factory named Ruhi Industry in Hapur. IG Parveen Kumar said according to the preliminary probe, the name of the owner of this factory is Dilshad.
Police officials have said that some long plastic cartridges have been recovered from the premises of the factory. Preliminary probes suggest that some cartridges that are used in toy guns were also manufactured in the factory. Sources have said that gunpowder being used in the manufacturing process could be the cause of such a big explosion.
- A blast took place at a chemical factory when its boiler exploded on Saturday around 3 pm in UP’s Hapur. Twelve people were killed and 20 injured in the incident.
- The impact of the explosion was so intense that the roofs of some of the factories located in the vicinity were damaged.
- The incident took place at the factory named Ruhi Industry located in the Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Authority (UPSIDC) area in Dholana.
