Chemical explosion at godown kills one, 2 get severe burn injuries
- | Wednesday | 14th June, 2017
Agra: A 22-year-old man was charred to death and two others suffered severe burn injuries after a drum filled with chemical — used in the shoe industry — exploded at a godown here in the city on Wednesday morning. One of the victim died on the spot while local people managed to save the other two men who were working inside the godown.” The incident was reported from Ramnagar area under the jurisdiction of Shahganj police station in Agra.The entire godown was gutted, and close to 12 men were working in the godown when the incident took place. The victims were working as shoemakers at Mahesh Chandra property.”No case has been registered so far, said police.According to a local resident, Mukesh Kumar, “We were in our homes when around 11 am a loud explosion shook the area. We are probing the matter.
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