Muzaffarpur: Seven persons were killed and as many were injured when a boiler explosion inside a factory here brought the structure down and left many buildings in the vicinity damaged.
District Magistrate, Muzaffarpur, Pranay Kumar said the boiler blast took place around 9.30 am inside a unit at the Bela industrial area that manufactured noodles and other snacks.
Officials of the local administration, police, and fire department rushed to the spot to carry out rescue operations. Seven bodies were pulled out of the debris and sent for the post-mortem.
Seven persons, who have sustained serious injuries, are admitted to the SKMCH referral hospital where their condition was said to be critical.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced an ex-gratia of Rs four lakh for the next of the kin of each deceased and constituted a team to investigate the cause of the blast.