2 killed, several injured in high-intensity oxygen cylinder blast at Mohali factory
PTC News Desk: At last two killed and several others injured in high-intensity oxygen cylinder blast at a factory in Mohali's Phase-9.
SDM Damandeep Kaur confirmed the casualties. The deceased have been identified as Asif, 28, and Devinder. The injured were immediately rushed to Civil Hospital, Phase 6 for treatment.
"A blast was reported today at an oxygen plant located in Industrial Area, Phase 9. Upon receiving information, medical teams, police, and district administration personnel promptly reached the site and initiated rescue operations. The incident has resulted in two casualties. Additionally, three injured individuals have been shifted to Civil Hospital, Phase 6 for treatment," official statement read.
According to the localities, the impact was so severe that windows of the administrative block and nearby buildings were shattered. Mutilated body parts were strewn at the blast site with oxygen cylinders lying around.
High Tech Gases Private Limited supplies medical oxygen to the PGI, Chandigarh, and other government hospitals in the region.
- PTC NEWS
