Uttar Pradesh: Seven dead, four injured after explosion at factory in Ghaziabad
Police personnel are trying to ascertain the cause of the blast.
Seven people were killed and four others were injured after an explosion occurred at a factory in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad district on Sunday, ANI reported. The incident took place in Modi Nagar town, District Magistrate Ajay Shankar Pandey said.
Local police personnel have reached the area and are trying to ascertain the cause of the blast, according to News18.
7 persons dead and 4 injured in an explosion at a factory in Modi Nagar: Ajay Shankar Pandey, District Magistrate Ghaziabad pic.twitter.com/cToV9d5eO9
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Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath expressed his condolences to the families of the deceased. He also directed the district magistrate and senior superintendent of police to visit the spot and provide immediate assistance to those injured.
More details awaited.
मुख्यमंत्री श्री @myogiadityanath जी ने जनपद गाजियाबाद के मोदीनगर के बखरवा गांव में मोमबत्ती के कारखाने में आग लगने की घटना में लोगों की मृत्यु पर शोक व्यक्त किया है।
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मुख्यमंत्री जी ने जिलाधिकारी एवं वरिष्ठ पुलिस अधीक्षक को मौके पर पहुंचकर घटना में घायलों को तत्काल राहत पहुंचाने के निर्देश दिए हैं। साथ ही, उन्होंने घटनास्थल की जांच कर रिपोर्ट आज सांय तक प्रस्तुत करने के भी निर्देश दिए हैं।
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