Mumbai: Two people lost their lives and one person was injured after a tank exploded at a sugar factory in Maharashtra’s Jalna district, an official reported. The official stated that the incident occurred on Thursday afternoon at the Bagehswari Sugar Factory in Partur, located around 390 kilometres from here.
“The explosion happened in a tank while work was going on at the factory. The victims have been identified as Ashok Tejrao Deshmukh, 56, from Sindkhedraja, and Appasaheb Shankar Parkhe, 42, from Partur. One injured person has been admitted to the hospital for treatment,” the official said.
Authorities at the Partur police station have filed a case of accidental death and launched an investigation, the official added.
