As many as 12 workers were injured in a boiler explosion at a textile mill located on Sargodha Road in Faisalabad on Sunday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

According to sources in the Rescue 1122, the fire broke out after the boiler exploded and the iron roof of the factory collapsed.

Boiler of Sargodha Textile Mills exploded due to high pressure, the Rescue sources said.

Rescue officials confirmed that 12 labourers, working in the factory at the time of the blast were injured.

On receiving the information, the rescue team reached the spot and brought the fire under control. Later, they shifted the injured workers to a hospital.

Zahoor, Azam, Abdul Waheed, Fayaz Ahmed, Abu Bakr, Waseem and Umeer are among the minor injured while Zanir, Salman, Mustansar, Shoaib and Sohail are among the seriously injured.

Rescue personnel completed the cooling process and handed over the control of the factory to the management.

Reporter: Tayyab Maqbool