At least 15 labourers were injured, seven of them seriously, when a fire broke out in an oil mill following an explosion in an oil tank on Hisar-Tohan road near here today, the police said. The explosion in the oil tank took place following a leakage in the boiler, they said. It took five hours for fire brigade personnel from Hisar, Tohana, Barwala and Narwana to extinguish the fire. All the injured were shifted to Hisar and were admitted to different private hospitals. Eight labourers received 20 per cent to 85 per cent burn injuries and have been admitted to private hospitals in Hisar.

Source: dna November 05, 2017 13:37 UTC