A boiler at a biodiesel plant in Zaheerabad in Telangana's Sangareddy district exploded on Wednesday, killing two workers on the spot.

Telangana: A boiler at a biodiesel plant in Zaheerabad in Telangana's Sangareddy district exploded on Wednesday, killing two workers on the spot. The workers have been identified as Gauss and Saber.

It is learned that the blast took place in a boiler of a private company. The boiler caught fire and exploded, injuring two workers. Zaheerabad rural police has registered a case in this regard and had started the further investigation.

PhotoPolice have recovered the bodies of those who lost their lives in the accident and sent them to Zaheerabad government hospital for postmortem.

Earlier, a styrene gas leak at the LG Polymer factory in Visakhapatnam took place in which 12 people were killed.

After the styrene gas leak, the area around the factory and the people were evacuated. The police had registered a case in this regard also. The leaks at the Zaheerabad biodiesel plant boiler and Visakhapatnam came at a time when the entire world, including India, is grappling with the corona virus crisis.

PhotoThe Modi government has imposed a lockdown in the country to curb the spread of the deadly virus. Despite this, cases of corona virus continue to rise worldwide, including in India.

So far, the number of corona virus patients in India has reached over 74,280 out of which 2,415 people have died. At the same time, the number of corona patients worldwide has crossed 42, 62,750 out of which more than 2, 91,980 people have died.