Two workers injured in compressor blast at northwest Delhi factory

“Two workers were injured aft a compressor exploded astatine a mill successful northwest Delhi's Adarsh Nagar country connected Saturday (May 23, 2026) morning,” constabulary said.

“Police received accusation astir the incidental from Vinayak Hospital successful Model Town astatine 9.50 a.m. aft the injured workers were brought determination for treatment,” they said. The blast occurred astatine a mill located successful the G.T. Karnal Road Industrial Area.

“A constabulary squad rushed to the spot and recovered that a compressor mounted connected a partition wrong the mill had exploded, injuring 2 workers contiguous determination astatine the clip of the incident. The injured were identified arsenic Arvind (35) and Santosh (50),” constabulary said.

Statements of some injured workers person been recorded. Preliminary enquiry suggested that the blast occurred during enactment wrong the factory.

Police said some men are retired of information and sustained non-serious injuries. Crime Team and Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) teams inspected the tract and are examining the circumstances that led to the explosion.

“Senior constabulary officers besides visited the spot. No instrumentality and bid contented oregon assemblage gathering was reported pursuing the incident,” constabulary said, adding that ineligible enactment is being initiated and further probe is nether way.