A boiler blast at Lake Chemicals Pvt Ltd in Bengaluru’s Attibele Industrial Area injured three factory workers on Wednesday morning, with one of them reported to be in critical condition, police said.
The incident occurred at around 8am when the workers were mixing chemicals into the boiler at the factory, located in Bengaluru Urban district. The injured workers were identified as Vineeth, Jayanna and Peer Mohammed, all of whom are in their 20s.
Police said Peer Mohammed sustained the most serious injuries and is in critical condition. The condition of Vineeth and Jayanna was not detailed in the report.
The blast took place inside the chemical factory during the workers’ operation of the boiler. The available information does not specify the extent of damage to the facility, the cause of the explosion or whether production at the unit has been suspended.
Police have booked the factory’s in-charge, Narasimha Sharma, following the incident. The report did not provide details of the sections invoked, whether any arrests had been made or whether additional agencies had begun examining the factory’s safety systems.
The incident has brought renewed attention to safety risks at industrial units where workers handle chemicals and operate boilers. In this case, the blast occurred while chemicals were being mixed into the equipment, but the available police account does not establish whether the explosion resulted from an equipment failure, a chemical reaction, an operating error or another cause.
Attibele Industrial Area is located in Bengaluru Urban district and includes factories and other industrial units. The injured workers’ identities and the police action have been confirmed in the initial report, while details about the factory’s operating permissions, inspection history and compliance record were not available in the information supplied.
Further official details are expected to clarify the cause of the blast, the nature of the injuries suffered by the three workers and the next steps in the police case against the factory in-charge.
