Srinagar, June 21 (KNS): A labourer who sustained critical burn injuries in a fire at a cement factory in the Khonmoh area on the outskirts of Srinagar earlier this week died on Sunday, officials said.
Fayaz Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Arin in north Kashmir's Bandipora district, was among seven labourers injured when a fire broke out in a chimney at the factory on last Thursday evening.
Six other workers injured in the fire are receiving treatment, officials said.
The incident occurred after a fire broke out in the factory's chimney, leaving seven workers with burn injuries.
Authorities had launched an inquiry to ascertain the cause of the fire.(KNS).