Karur, December 06: Three people were killed and 19 others, some of them seriously, were injured in an boiler explosion that took place at a private dyeing unit at suburb Chellandipalayam here today. Police said block in the steam tube might be the reason behind the explosion. The deceased were identified as Gandhi (45) and Bhaskaran (49), both from Karur, and Ramdeep (26) of Bihar. All the injured were admitted to Government Hospital here. Later, six of them were referred to a private hospital in Coimbatore. Police are investigating.
—-Agencies