Overview

• The explosion occurred around 9 am on Wednesday at Hi-Tech Gas’s oxygen cylinder-filling plant in Industrial Area Phase 9 of Mohali.
• Two workers were killed and four others remain in critical condition at Civil Hospital Mohali following the blast.
• Fire brigade teams, police officers and ambulance crews reached the site swiftly to rescue survivors and secure the area.
• Fragments of gas cylinders were scattered into nearby Kambali village, underlining the blast’s intensity and facility damage.
• State authorities have vowed strict action against negligence as they probe the precise cause of the explosion and review safety protocols.