A person in charge of the Bharuch district police in Gujarat, western India, confirmed on the afternoon of June 3 that a boiler explosion at a chemical plant in the district that afternoon caused 5 deaths and at least 40 others were injured The person has been taken to a local hospital for treatment. The person in charge said that as of now the rescue work is still in progress, and the number of casualties is expected to increase further.

According to an earlier report by the Indian media, the factory in which the accident occurred was a pesticide processing factory. In the afternoon, a fire broke out in a boiler in the factory. The fire was caused by the storage of many flammable chemicals Rapid spread, at least 40 workers working in the factory were burned. It is reported that as of now, the fire department is still on the scene of rescue and fire fighting work, the fire has not been controlled.