Chennai, July 14 -- A 26-year-old man from Bihar died and nine others were injured, after a furnace used to melt metal exploded due to excessive heat at a private metal melting factory in the State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT) industrial park in Chennai's Tiruvallur district, police said on Tuesday.

"Two fire engines were pressed in for service and doused the flames within an hour. The victim died on the spot due to impact of the blast," a senior fire department official said.

According to the police, the incident happened around 10am and the deceased suffered serious burn injuries. Among the nine who sustained injuries, four were from Bihar remaining five were from Tamil Nadu, police said.

Those sustained in...