Date: August 24, 2020
Location: Beed, Maharashtra (India)
Address: Pangari Road
Type: Dust Explosion
Fuel: Aluminum Dust
Industry: Door and Window Manufacturing
Equipment: Furnace
Company: Unknown
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: One Killed, Three Injured
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
The company was not identified, but press reports stated that it was an anodizing and powder coating company founded in 2017.
Incident Description:
On August 26, 2020, Divyamarathi Bhaskar reported an explosion at a door and window manufacturing facility in Beed, India.
The factory owner was killed and three others were injured in an explosion that occurred while heating aluminum in a furnace for a powder coating operation. All four were rushed to the hospital, where the owner was pronounced dead.
The blast, which was due to an air leaking, shook the area. People hurried to the scene from a nearby hotel and carpet factory.
The police arrived to investigate the incident. No information on property damage is available.
Sources:
Divyamarathi Bhaskar
Lokmat
