Chandigarh, April 30 (IANS) At least four workers were killed and 12 others received burn injuries Monday after a chemical factory caught fire in Punjab’s industrial town of Lalru, 30 km from here, police said.
The fire started following a blast in a reactor of the factory, a police officer said.
According to police, four bodies have been recovered so far from the factory.
At least 12 workers, who had received burn injuries, were rushed to nearby hospitals. The seriously injured ones were referred to the Government Medical College and Hospital in Chandigarh’s Sector 32, the officer added.
Fire tenders arrived from the industrial town of Derabassi and other places, but it took some time to control the fire, police said.
