A tragic accident occurred in Maharashtra's Jalna district on Thursday afternoon when a sulphur tank exploded at a sugar factory, resulting in the deaths of two individuals and leaving another person injured.

The explosion took place at Bagehswari Sugar Factory in Partur, located approximately 390 kilometres from Mumbai. The victims have been identified as Ashok Tejrao Deshmukh (56), a resident of Sindkhedraja, and Appasaheb Shankar Parkhe (42), a local resident of Partur. Both men tragically lost their lives in the explosion. Another individual, who was working at the factory at the time of the incident, sustained injuries and was taken to the hospital for medical treatment.