Blast in spare parts factory in Haryana's Rewari, 40 injured
Rewari, Mar 16: Around 40 workers were rushed to hospitals with burn injuries following a blast in the boiler of a spare parts manufacturing facility in the industrial area of Dharuhera here on Saturday, said police.
No casualty was reported yet, a senior officer said.
Many of the wounded were rushed to the Civil Hospital in Rewari and some were referred to other hospitals in Gurugram, Dharuhera, and Rewari, said police.
One serious patient was referred to Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS), Rohtak.
The incident took place around 5.50 pm when a boiler burst in the dust collector of the factory, said police.
Several fire tenders were rushed to the unit to put out the fire.
Rewari Civil Surgeon Surender Yadav said around 40 workers were injured in the incident.
"We have 23 patients admitted here and all are stable," he said, adding, ambulances were rushed to the spot after the information about the blast reached them.
All hospitals in Rewari have been put on alert for swift medical care to the injured if any of them gets admitted, said Yadav.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
