7 labourers injured as boiler bursts in Kanpur factory

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Press Trust of India Kanpur
Last Updated : Mar 17 2015 | 6:32 PM IST
Seven labourers were today injured, one of them critically, when a boiler burst in a private factory in Panki area here, police said.
The incident occurred at a factory here that manufactures items for the Indian Army, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shalabh Mathur said.
The boiler burst at about 12:30 P.M. Leaving the seven labourers injured who were working there, he said.
One of the victims, identified as Subhash Yadav, 40, was admitted to a private hospital where his condition was said to be stable, Mathur said adding the other six were sent to the government-run Hallet hospital.
Police are investigating the matter and factory owner is being interrogated, the SSP said.

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