Labourer killed in rice mill boiler blast.

KASUR -- A labourer died and another man was injured when a boiler in a rice mill exploded on Monday in Arzanipur village in the Allahabad police precincts.

A boiler at Mecca Rice Mills exploded with a bang, leaving Munawar Bhutta dead on the spot, while security guard Muhammad Rafiq suffered injuries. The injured was rushed to Chunian THQ Hospital.

A portion of the building was also damaged while rice crop lying in the courtyard was gutted.

According to villagers, parts of the boiler could be found far from the site of explosion.

Allahabad is a hub of rice mills and about half a dozen people...

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