Palghar, Feb 7 (PTI) Two workers were killed and as many others injured when a heavy iron structure of a roof fell on them at an under-construction factory in Maharashtra's Palghar district, police said on Tuesday.

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The incident took place at around 11 am on Monday in Palghar industrial area, they said.

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The heavy metal structure was being mounted with the help of a crane when it fell on the workers, an official from Palghar police station said.

Two workers - Ramdin Nishad (41) and Rahul Nishad (29) - died on the spot and while two others were injured, he said.

The bodies were sent to a government hospital for post-mortem, he said.

The police have so far registered a case of accidental death and are conducting a probe into it, the official said.

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