April 30, 2026 05:52 pm (IST)
Gujarat: Gas leak blast in at ship breaking yard claims 5 lives
Bhavnagar, June 28 (IBNS): At least five persons were killed and ten others were injured in an explosion that occurred at the Alang ship breaking yard in Bhavnagar district in Gujarat on Saturday, reports said.
A gas leak at plot number 140 triggered the blast.
The ship breaking work was in progress when the blast occurred.
The injured have been admitted to a private hospital in Bhavnagar.
This came a day after GAIL pipeline fire in Andhra Pradesh on Friday which claimed at least 15 lives.
More details are awaited.
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