Rudrapur: A 37-year-old man was killed and 12 others were injured on Thursday after a hydrogen gas cylinder exploded in a Kashipur factory on Moradabad Road in Uttarakhand, police said.
Police identified the deceased as Shyamu Yadav from Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur. (Representative photo)
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The cylinders were stored in the godown of Surya Roshni Limited, which manufactures electric bulbs, tube lights, and other electrical products.
Police said that the deceased, Shyamu Yadav from Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur, also had lost both his legs due to the intensity of the blast. The injured were admitted to Ayushman Hospital on Moradabad Road.
Workers present at the factory said Shyamu had gone to the godown when the gas cylinder exploded around 10 am.
“We are trying to provide best treatment to the injured. CM Dhami has instructed us to shift injured to higher centres if needed. We have asked the chief medical officer to camp in Kashipur to monitor the treatment,” commissioner of Kumaon region Deepak Rawat said.
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The injured include Alok Kumar of Jaspur Khurd, Poonam of Vaishali Colony, Manisha of Islamnagar, Girija Devi of Hariyawala, Jyoti of Tanda, Rohit and Shubham from Kashipur, Reeta Singh of Jaspur, Ankit Kumar Sharma of Moradabad, Rohtash Singh of Bijnor, Gaurav Singh, and Sanjni Kumari from Bareilly.
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The injured include Alok Kumar of Jaspur Khurd, Poonam of Vaishali Colony, Manisha of Islamnagar, Girija Devi of Hariyawala, Jyoti of Tanda, Rohit and Shubham from Kashipur, Reeta Singh of Jaspur, Ankit Kumar Sharma of Moradabad, Rohtash Singh of Bijnor, Gaurav Singh, and Sanjni Kumari from Bareilly.
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District magistrate (DM) Nitin Singh Bhadoria and senior superintendent of police (SSP) Manikant Mishra visited the factory. A National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team was deployed for the rescue operation.
“I have asked the DM to constitute a committee for the inquiry of the incident to know the lapses responsible for the incident,” Rawat said.
No statement was released from the factory management till the filing of this copy.
Neeraj Santoshi is the Chief of Bureau for Hindustan Times in Uttarakhand, where he leads the state reporting team while covering government, politics, environment, wildlife, Uttarakhand High Court, and issues shaping the Himalayan region. With more than two decades in journalism across conflict zones, he has covered politically sensitive regions and environmentally fragile landscapes, and focused on stories that combine public interest with in-depth storytelling. An alumnus of Pune University with a Master’s in Communication Studies, he has reported extensively from Jammu & Kashmir (2003-2010), Madhya Pradesh (2010 to 2018 ) and Uttarakhand (Since 2018), covering subjects ranging from insurgency, elections and governance to wildlife conservation, mining, climate change, agriculture, human rights and social justice. He has covered politics and legislative assemblies of both Jammu & Kashmir and Madhya Pradesh over more than a decade. Before taking over as Chief of Bureau in Uttarakhand, he served as Special Correspondent with Hindustan Times in Madhya Pradesh and earlier reported for both Hindustan Times and The Indian Express in Jammu & Kashmir, where he covered state politics, environment and insurgency-related developments. Over the years, his stories have focused on environmental degradation, wildlife, illegal mining, governance and the changing social fabric of Himalayan states and Central India. He is particularly interested in long-form explanatory journalism, and stories that explore the intersection of ecology, conservation, governance and society. Outside the newsroom, Neeraj enjoys reading widely on neuroscience, consciousness studies, Artificial Intelligence and quantum physics, with a special interest in Kashmiri Tantric Shaivist traditions. He is also passionate about wildlife, mountaineering and the Himalayas, interests that continue to inform his reporting and deepen his understanding of the region he covers.
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