Dadar And Nagar Haveli: Three Labourers Dead, Several Injured in Boiler Explosion at Krishna Steel Company in Silvassa

As per the preliminary information, the explosion happened in a boiler at the steel company, located in Naroli village of Silvassa.

New Delhi: Three labourers died and over two others were left injured in an explosion at Krishna Steel Company in Dadar and Nagar Haveli on Thursday. As per the preliminary information, the explosion happened in a boiler at the steel company, located in Naroli village of Silvassa.

The mishap took place around 3 am in a furnace at the Shree Krishna Steel Products factory located in Kanadi-Naroli village near Silvassa, about 54 km from the Union Territory of Daman and Diu, police inspector K B Mahajan said.

“Three labourers working near the furnace died on the spot, while two others who received severe burn injuries have been admitted to a hospital. Both of them are still critical,” Mahajan said.

The deceased were identified as – Rajkumar Bhunkar (26), Tilakram Yadav (18) and Vijay Bhunkar (20).