Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Worker Dies After Milk-Boiling Pan Bursts at Indore Dairy Plant
A pan burst at a dairy plant in Indore while workers were boiling milk.
The milk was being prepared to make khoya peda, a sweet.
One worker, Vinod Kumar Chadhar, died.
Another worker was hurt.
The injured worker received treatment at a nearby hospital.
Officials said his condition was stable.
They think too much steam pressure may have caused the pan to burst.
The exact cause is still being investigated.
A pan burst at Sanchi’s Manglia dairy plant in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, on Friday.
The pan was being used to boil milk for khoya peda, a sweet roll.
Employee Vinod Kumar Chadhar, 34, died in the incident.
Another employee was injured and was reported to be stable after hospital treatment.
Officials said excessive steam pressure was a possible cause, but the exact reason remains under investigation.
- Who
- Employees at Sanchi’s Manglia dairy plant; Vinod Kumar Chadhar, 34, died and another employee was injured.
- What
- A pan burst while milk was being boiled to prepare khoya peda.
- When
- Friday; the article does not provide an exact date.
- Where
- The Manglia plant of Sanchi in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- Excessive steam pressure was suggested as a possible cause, but the exact reason is under investigation.
- Death toll
- One person died.
- Injuries
- One employee was injured and reported to be stable after treatment.
- Deceased
- Vinod Kumar Chadhar, 34.
- Plant
- Sanchi’s Manglia plant.
- Location
- Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
- Production process
- Milk was being boiled to make khoya peda.
- Possible cause
- Officials cited excessive steam pressure as a possibility.