Hyderabad, Aug 12 (PTI) A 49-year-old worker died in a blast at an explosives manufacturing factory in the Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri district of Telangana on Tuesday, police said.
The incident occurred during the morning shift when the worker was opening the valve of an air-release pipeline outside the unit’s premises, they said.
The blast is suspected to have been caused by air pressure build up in the pipe, a senior police official said based on preliminary investigation.
The worker sustained severe head injury in the incident and was shifted to a hospital where he was declared dead, he said.
A case was registered and further investigation is on, police added. PTI VVK VVK ROH
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