Four workers injured in Steel Factory boiler blast

Four workers were injured following a blast at a boiler in a private steel factory near Kalitheerthalkuppam here on Saturday. The injured have been admitted to private hospitals in Puducherry, Cuddalore and Chennai. Labour department officials have confirmed that four people received minor injuries following the blast, while two others, Paul (34) and Lal Bahadur (30), were admitted to a private hospital in Chennai. Thirubhuvanai police have registered a case and further investigations were on. Earlier, eight women had developed nausea and fainted following the inhalation of chemical gas leaked from a pipe at a pharmaceutical factory at Pitchaveerampet on September 10.