India, Oct. 23 -- A late-night explosion at the Verka milk plant on Ferozepur Road on Wednesday left one worker dead and five others seriously injured.

The incident took place in the boiler section of the air heater unit, according to sub-inspector Aditya Sharma, the station house officer of Sarabha Nagar.

"Preliminary investigation suggests that the blast originated in the boiler. Six workers were present at the site at the time of the incident," he said.

One of the workers, Kunal Jain, 43, sustained severe injuries and was rushed to Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), where he later succumbed. The remaining injured - Ajit Singh, Puneet Kumar, Kulwant Singh, Davinder Singh Lalton, and Gurtej Singh, all residents of Ludhiana ...