2 killed, 21 injured in boiler blast at Malerkotla factory

CHANDIGARH : At least three people have been killed and 21 others injured after a blast in a dryer at a paper mill in the city of Malerkotla located in the Sangrur district of Punjab.The blast occurred between 11 a.m. and 12 noon at Vishal Paper Mill in Malerkotla, Investigating Officer Sanjeev Goyal told International Business Times India.
The injured have been admitted in the Malerkotla Civil Hospital, the police officer added.
The sub divisional magistrate visited the victims who have been injured in the hospital. He, later, visited the blast site as well to take stock of the damage done.