Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, June 4: A chemical factory fire in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur district claimed the lives of eight persons while 15 others got injured in the incident. Police and fire engines have arrived on the scene, and rescue efforts are underway.
According to police spokesman Surendra Singh, the disaster occurred after a boiler broke at an industrial plant in Dhaulana, around 60 kilometres from New Delhi.
The explosion at the plant in the Dholana region of the district injured several more workers.
Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, has expressed his sympathies to the dead families, according to a tweet from his office..
“The chief minister has directed district administration officers to go to the spot and oversee rescue and relief measures and extend all possible help to the victims and their families,” the CM’s office tweeted.
मुख्यमंत्री जी ने अधिकारियों को दुर्घटना की जांच विशेषज्ञों द्वारा कराने के लिए निर्देशित किया है।
— CM Office, GoUP (@CMOfficeUP) June 4, 2022
