Bulandshahr (UP), Feb 12 (PTI) Two workers were killed in a boiler explosion in a dyeing factory here on Saturday, police said.

The incident took place at Jai Baba Industries in the Sikandrabad Industrial Area, they added.

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Due to the explosion, a portion of the factory collapsed and two workers were buried under the debris and died, Sikandrabad Sub-Divisional Magistrate Rakesh Kumar said.

He said work of dyeing jeans clothing was being done in the factory.

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A probe has been launched into the incident, Kumar said.

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