Jagadamba Steel Industries furnace explodes

BARA: Five workers were injured after the furnace of Jagadamba Steel Industries Pvt Ltd exploded in Jitpursimara sub-metropolis, Bara, on Wednesday.

The machine exploded at 7:40am while workers were on duty. The injured have been identified as Kamalesh Raya, 22, Naresh Sah, 23, Sandeep Kumar, 23, Pankaj Kumar, 20, and Binayak Singh, 25, of Bihar, India.

Of the injured, Kamalesh, Naresh, Sandeep and Pankaj are in critical condition, said police. They have been sent to India for treatment.

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