Ludhiana, March 23 -- Two workers lost their lives in separate industrial accidents in Ludhiana within a span of 24 hours, with one killed in a suspected gas explosion at a knitwear factory and another after allegedly falling into an iron furnace at a steel unit.

A powerful explosion triggered by a suspected gas leak led to the death of a 50-year-old factory worker in the Moti Nagar area late Saturday night.

The incident occurred around 2:30 am at Surya Knitwear on RK Road, where a gas leak inside a room is believed to have caused a sudden build-up of pressure, resulting in a blast followed by a fire that engulfed the area.

The victim, identified as Ram Naresh, was asleep inside the factory at the time of the incident.

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