Migrant worker from Bihar dies in furnace explosion at Gummidipoondi copper recycling unit

A 24-year-old migrant worker from Bihar died following a furnace explosion at a copper recycling unit in Gummidipoondi, India. Five other workers sustained injuries, and an investigation into the cause of the accident is currently underway.
A 24-year-old migrant worker was killed and five others sustained burn injuries after a copper melting furnace exploded at a private copper scrap recycling unit in the SIPCOT Industrial Estate at Gummidipoondi in Tiruvallur district in the early hours of Tuesday (July 14, 2026).
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