Bengaluru, June 5 -- Two workers lost their lives, and two others were critically injured in a tragic industrial accident at a factory in the Jigani Industrial Area on the outskirts of Bengaluru on Thursday, June 4 evening.

The deceased have been identified as Munna Singh, 45, and Lalu Singh, 40, both natives of Uttar Pradesh. The incident occurred at Kumar Organics, where the workers had reportedly entered a chemical-filled boiler for cleaning operations.

According to preliminary information, the workers descended into the boiler to carry out maintenance and cleaning work when a suspected chemical reaction occurred inside the unit. The reaction allegedly caused the workers to lose balance and fall into a drainage section connected to t...