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Boiler blast at sugar mill in UP’s Sitapur kills 3
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath takes cognizance of the accident, directs Sitapur district magistrate to reach the spot and condoles loss of lives
LUCKNOW Three people died in a boiler blast at a sugar mill in UP’s Sitapur on Monday. The explosion, which took place during maintenance work at Dalmia Jawaharpur Sugar Mill in the Ramkot police station area of the city, was so strong that the workers died on the spot, said police.
When the tank apparently burst due to increase in pressure, its lid bounced off and hit the tin shed of the mill.
According to Sitapur SDM (Sadar) Gyanendra Dwivedi, the explosion took place in a newly set up ethanol tank during maintenance work before its proper functioning.
An official statement issued in Lucknow said chief minister Yogi Adityanath took cognizance of the accident and directed Sitapur district magistrate to reach the spot. He also condoled the loss of lives in the incident.
The Sitapur police identified the deceased and sent their bodies to the mortuary for post-mortem examination. “The deceased workers were Avtaar Singh, 28, of Ramkot, Sitapur; Raju Maurya, 43, and Vinod Singh, 42, residents of Bareilly,” said SP (Sitapur) Chakresh Mishra.
“The accident took place after a blast in the fermentation chamber due to sudden buildup of vapour in the grain tank of the newly built ethanol distillery,” said Sitapur DM Anuj Singh while talking to media.
He said three people died on spot, but as per the company’s officials, no one else was hurt.
The DM said the exact cause of the blast would be ascertained by experts. “We will write a letter to the government to form an expert committee that will find out the exact reason. It will file a detailed report on the incident,” he said.
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