India, March 29 -- Anuj Kumar Prajapati, a machine operator, aged 27, was one of the three workers who were killed on the spot after an explosion in a boiler unit at a factory near Modinagar's Bhojpur early Friday. He got married about one-and-half years ago and has an infant daughter.

Prajapati's cousin Krishan Singh said he was the family's sole earning member.

"Prajapati was working overtime till Friday morning. The boiler explosion occurred around 4am. Ever since, the victims' families and locals rushed to the spot and did not allow the bodies to be taken away. All three killed were sole bread earners for their families. The compensation will be a relief to somehow sustain their lives," Singh said.

The other two victims were identi...