Overview
- An explosion at a metal/iron processing unit in Pangram, Cachar district, on Sunday killed four workers and injured others, with bodies sent to Silchar Medical College and Hospital for post‑mortem.
- The blast occurred inside a shared industrial compound that houses Kade Global Infrastructure LLP and a neighbouring casting unit, with the damaged unit set up about a year ago.
- Authorities have detained the factory manager and other management personnel for questioning while police prepare an FIR and forensic teams from Guwahati examine the site.
- Preliminary inquiries point to a possible LPG cylinder explosion used during casting but officials say the technical cause has not been conclusively established.
- Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced Rs 5 lakh ex gratia for each next of kin, residents protested over alleged prior smaller blasts, and the labour department will review workplace safety with potential wider inspections if lapses are found.