Howrah, June 15: Eight workers, including four women, were injured after a boiler exploded in a rice mill in West Bengal's Howrah district on Saturday, police said. Three of the injured are undergoing treatment in a hospital in Uluberia while five others five others were discharged after first aid.

The boiler exploded during the lunch break of the mill situated in Madari village and only a few workers were inside at that time. Uluberia SDPO Nirupam Ghosh and Bagnan police station inspector in-charge Abhijit Das reached the spot with a group of police and RAF personnel after the incident. Dombivli Boiler Blast Video: CCTV Footage Capturing Exact Moment of Explosion at Chemical Factory in MIDC Surfaces, Death Toll Rises to 11.

Ghosh said the police have started investigation and forensic personnel can be called if necessary. After the blast, mill authorities and local people sent the injured to Bagnan Rural Hospital. As the condition of three of them was serious, they were shifted to Saratchandra Chattopadhyay Government Medical College in Uluberia. Rewari Blast: 100 Factory Workers Injured After Boiler Explodes at Factory in Haryana (Watch Videos).

Local MLA and state minister Pulak Roy visited the hospital and enquired about the condition of the three injured people.

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