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 has led to a case being registered against the factory’s in-charge, Narasimha Sharma.
The blast occurred at around 8am inside the chemical factory in the Attibele Industrial Area of Bengaluru Urban district. Police said the workers were mixing chemicals into the boiler when it exploded.
The injured workers have been identified as Vineeth, Jayanna and Peer Mohammed. All three are in their 20s, according to the report. A police officer said Peer Mohammed’s condition was critical, while the condition of the other two workers was not specified.
The incident places the focus on safety conditions inside Bengaluru’s industrial areas, where factory workers handle chemicals, boilers and other equipment as part of production processes. In this case, the blast happened during the mixing of chemicals into a boiler, but the available information does not establish what caused the equipment to explode.
Police have booked Narasimha Sharma, the factory in-charge, in connection with the incident. The report does not specify the sections invoked in the case, whether any arrests have been made or whether the factory’s operations have been suspended.
The incident also highlights the immediate consequences of industrial equipment failures for workers and their families. Three employees were injured at the workplace, and one was reported to be in critical condition after the explosion. Further details about their treatment, the extent of their injuries and the circumstances leading to the blast were not available in the supplied report.
Lake Chemicals Pvt Ltd is located in the Attibele Industrial Area, a manufacturing and industrial cluster on Bengaluru’s southern outskirts. The report identifies the site and the factory but does not provide details about the boiler’s capacity, the chemicals involved, the plant’s operating permissions or its safety inspection history.
The police case against the factory in-charge is the formal action reported so far. The available account does not include a statement from Lake Chemicals Pvt Ltd, the injured workers’ families, the hospital treating them or the department responsible for industrial safety. The cause of the blast and the next steps in the investigation remain to be established by the authorities.
