Archive · 5 Sep 2025
Surat Textile Mill Explosion Claims Third Life; Investigations Continue
A deadly explosion happened at a textile mill in Surat, India.
A machine burst, causing a fire that killed two people immediately and injured many more.
Sadly, a third worker, Priyanka Sahoo, has now died from her injuries.
Police are trying to figure out who the two missing workers are using DNA tests because the bodies are badly burned.
The mill has been shut down while authorities investigate the cause of the explosion and the Gujarat Pollution Control Board is investigating.
No one has been arrested yet, and the families of the victims are still waiting for answers.
A third textile worker died from injuries sustained in a Surat mill explosion.
The explosion occurred in a drum washer machine at Santosh Textile Mills.
22 other workers were injured in the incident.
Police are using DNA tests to identify two missing workers.
The factory inspector issued a closure notice to the mill.
- Who
- Textile mill workers and authorities
- What
- Fatal explosion at a Surat textile mill
- When
- Monday (explosion); Friday (third death)
- Where
- Surat, India, at Santosh Textile Mills
- Why
- Possible pressure rise in a drum washer machine.
- Deceased
- Priyanka Sahoo (30)
- Location
- Santosh Textile Mills, Surat
- Injured
- 22 others
- Cause
- Explosion in drum washer machine
- Missing Workers
- Devendra Singh (46) and Roshan Kumar Sahoo (24)
- Action
- Closure notice issued by factory inspector