Screengrab of the visual from the site of furnace explosion at Gummidipoondi copper recycling unit
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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).The deceased was identified as Ravi Ranjan (24), a native of Bihar. The injured workers — Ranjith Kumar, Prince Kumar, Om Kumar, Raja Babu and Om Prakash, all from Bihar — were engaged in routine copper recycling operations at Jain Metals when the furnace reportedly exploded.
Screengrab of the visual from the site of furnace explosion at Gummidipoondi copper recycling unit
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