Mangaluru: Six workers were injured in a blast in the boiler of a plywood factory at Manjeshwar on Tuesday night, police said on Wednesday.

Police said that all the injured are workers of Bihar origin and those critically injured have been admitted to a hospital in Mangaluru.

The factory has incurred a loss of property worth lakhs of rupees as there was a fire mishap soon after the blast. Fire tender vehicles from Uppala rushed to the spot and doused the fire.

Manjeshwar police visited the spot and a case has been registered in this connection.