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Blast at Mohali Oxygen Cylinder Plant Kills Two, Injures Four

After sealing the plant, authorities filed negligence charges against supervisors, opening an inquiry into what triggered the explosion.

The kin of victims in an inconsolable state at the mishap site, in Industrial Area, Phase 9, Mohali, on Wednesday. (SANJEEV SHARMA/HT)
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The explosion took place at a factory situated in Phase 9 of Mohali.
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Overview

  • The explosion ripped through Hi-Tech Gas’s cylinder-filling unit in Mohali’s Phase 9 industrial area on August 6, killing two workers and leaving four in critical condition.
  • Fire brigade teams, police and ambulances reached the scene within minutes and rushed the injured to PGI Chandigarh and Mohali civil hospitals for urgent care.
  • Investigators have sealed the Hi-Tech Gas plant and registered a negligence case against supervisors under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita while probing whether a mishandled cylinder during loading caused the blast.
  • Fragments of exploded cylinders were found as far as nearby Kambali village, shattering windows and damaging adjacent factories.
  • Families of the victims have demanded compensation and regulators face renewed pressure to tighten safety audits at critical medical gas facilities.