Date: October 18, 2023
Location: Meerut, Uttar Pradesh (India)
Address: Lohiya Nagar
Type: Potential Dust Explosion
Fuel: Caustic Powder
Industry: Soap Manufacturing
Equipment: Unknown
Company: No Details
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: Four Dead, Eight Injured
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
The company, a soap manufacturer in Meerut, India, was not identified in any press coverage of the incident.
Incident Description:
On October 18, 2023, India Today reported an explosion at a soap manufacturer in Meerut, India.
The explosion occurred when the factory was closed for operations but still had workers inside, resulting in the collapse of the entire building and causing damage to adjacent structures. Four workers were killed and eight others injured.
Emergency response units, including over three dozen fire brigade vehicles and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams, were rapidly mobilized to the disaster site to conduct rescue operations. These units worked tirelessly to search through the rubble, rescuing any trapped individuals, and extinguishing residual fires.
Authorities investigated the factory, which housed chemicals such as caustic soda, along with compressors on its second floor, to determine the definitive cause of the explosion.
Sources:
India Today
