Archive · 1 Feb 2026
Oxygen cylinder blast in Jaipur kills three, injures one
There was a big explosion at a factory in Jaipur because some oxygen cylinders blew up.
Three people died, and one got hurt.
The explosion was so strong that it blew off the roof of the factory, knocked down a wall, and damaged nearby houses, shops, and factories.
The police and special teams are trying to find out what caused the explosion.
The people who died were a worker named Munna Rai, the factory manager Vinod Gupta, and another worker named Shibu.
The explosion was heard up to 2 kilometers away.
An oxygen cylinder explosion at a factory in Jaipur's Vishwakarma Industrial Area killed three people and injured one worker.
The blast was powerful enough to blow off the factory's tin shed roof, collapse a wall, and damage nearby structures.
The victims were identified as worker Munna Rai, factory manager Vinod Gupta, and worker Shibu, all of whom died from their injuries.
The injured worker, Shibu, was hospitalized and later succumbed to his injuries.
Authorities have cordoned off the area and are investigating the cause of the blast, with more than 100 oxygen cylinders stored at the plant at the time of the incident.
- Who
- Three workers and a factory manager
- What
- Oxygen cylinder explosion
- When
- Saturday evening
- Where
- Wilson Cryo Gases factory, Road Number 17, Karni Vihar Colony, Vishwakarma Industrial Area, Jaipur
- Why
- Cause under investigation
- Location
- Wilson Cryo Gases factory, Road Number 17, Karni Vihar Colony, Vishwakarma Industrial Area, Jaipur
- Date
- Saturday evening
- Casualties
- Three dead, one injured
- Victims
- Munna Rai (worker), Vinod Gupta (manager), Shibu (worker)
- Injured
- Shibu (worker)
- Investigation
- Ongoing by police and civil defense teams
- Oxygen Cylinders
- More than 100 stored at the plant
- Damage
- Tin shed roof blown off, wall collapsed, nearby houses, shops, and factories damaged
