Ludhiana, March 3 -- A 22-year-old welder was killed after he fell into an acid tank at a zinc factory in Focal Point, Phase 4, officials said, adding that another worker was injured in the fall caused by a shed collapse.

The officials said that after the shed collapsed, the two workers fell, one into an acid tank and the other onto the ground. According to the officials, the factory owner rushed the injured worker to a hospital, allegedly leaving the deceased behind without informing anyone or raising an alarm.

The deceased was identified as Sameer Ahmed, currently residing in Sherpur and hailing from Gonda in Uttar Pradesh. Sameer was working at a welding shop in Vishwakarma Colony and had come to the factory for a job on Sunday morni...