“The explosion led to immediate death of two workers, while six were injured. Two workers are still untraceable,” said company spokesperson Mehul Lalka.  

The deceased have been identified as Shailesh Yadav and Rajesh Srivastav, while Sagar Zalte, Pandit More, Prakash Nikam, Hansraj Sarod, Amit Bharnuke and Mohammed Arman have sustained severe injuries. They are currently under treatment at a medical facility operated by the company. 

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Meanwhile, Pawan Yadav and Anant Dingore are still missing and rescue teams are sifting through the debris left by the explosion in order to locate them. Century Rayon is a leading player in the filament yarn market in India, operated by the Grasim Industries Limited, a company that is owned by the Aditya Birla Group.