Three workers were killed and three others were injured in a blast in the oven of a bakery at Khurenji in east Delhi's Jagatpuri area early this morning.
The Fire Services received a call about the blast in the large steel oven of the bakery situated at Aflatoon Market at received around 5.20 am, said a Delhi Fire Service officer.
The police and fire service personnel rushed to the spot and started rescuing the workers who were lying injured on the first floor of the building where the oven was kept.
Police rushed six workers to the Hedgewar hospital where three were declared dead by the doctors. Three others were admitted for treatment of injuries inflicted by the metal pieces.
The deceased workers were identified as Zainul (22), Sajid (21) and Lifaqat (20). A case has been registered under Sections 304 A(causing death by negligence), 287(negligent conduct with respect to machinery) and 337(causing hurt) based on a statement by one of the injured worker Nazar Alam, said Rishi Pal, DCP(east).
Two other workers Afsar and Irfan were also injured in the blast of the oven. All the workers hailed from Farrukhabad in Uttar Pradesh.
The oven measuring about 5X5 foot suspectedly blasted either due to malfunction or due to overheating, police and fire officials said.
"As the oven blasted, metal pieces including iron bars shoot out like bullets and hit the workers who were baking items there. There was no fire as it was an electric oven but the fatal injuries were caused by the sharp edged metal pieces," said the Delhi Fire Service officer.
"Prima facie negligence in operating the bakery oven was noticed but no arrests have been made so far and investigation is on. No arrests have been made so far," said a police officer.
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