A blast occurred at the Verka milk plant on the Ludhiana-Ferozepur road here, leaving one person dead and five injured, police said on Thursday.
The blast took place on Wednesday night when the repair work of a boiler was underway.
Sarabha Nagar SHO Aditya Sharma said the explosion originated from the boiler unit, injuring five individuals.
One of them, Kunal Jain, succumbed to his injuries shortly after being admitted to DMC Hospital.
The other four injured—Kaluwant Singh, Ajit Singh, Davinder Singh and Gurvinder Singh are undergoing treatment at the same facility.
Kulwant Singh and Davinder Singh are currently in OT and others are in ward.