Tangkak: Two workers were killed and seven others injured after a machine at a rubber processing factory here exploded on Monday afternoon.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Tangkak District Police chief Supt Roslan Mohd Talib stated that the explosion is believed to have occurred during maintenance work on five machines that were in operation. The two deceased workers, aged 45 and 50, succumbed to their injuries at the hospital.

The post mortem was conducted on Tuesday morning, and the case has been classified as sudden death. Seven others sustained injuries, including three foreign nationals. All injured individuals are currently receiving treatment at the red zone of the Sultanah Fatimah Specialist Hospital in Muar.