At least five workers were killed after a boiler exploded in the Manas Agro Industries and Infrastructure Ltd at the Bela village in Umred tehsil of Nagpur district on Saturday.
The incident took place around 2.30 pm.
The deceased are identified as Mangesh Prabhakar Naukarkar (21), Liladhar Wamanrao Shende (42), Vasudeo Ladi (30), Sachin Prakash Waghmare (24), Prafulla Pandurang Moon (25), all residents of Wadgaon village.
Sachin was working as welder while others were helpers, police said.
Superintendent of Police of Nagpur-Rural, Rajesh Ola rushed to the spot to take a stock of the situation.