At least 12 killed in chemical factory blast in Telangana

At least 12 workers were killed and about 30 others injured in a blast at an industrial unit in Pashamylaram near Hyderabad on Monday.

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The incident occurred in a chemical factory in the industrial area in Sangareddy district on Monday.

The explosion triggered a huge fire, which engulfed the premises of Sigachi Chemicals.

Firefighters rushed to the spot to douse the fire.

Eleven fire engines brought the fire under control.

Police, fire services and other personnel launched rescue and relief operations. Eight workers died on the spot while four others succumbed at hospitals.

Two of the deceased at a hospital in Madinguda were identified as Abhishek Kumar (Bihar) and Nagarjit Tiwari (Odisha).

A total of 66 were working at the factory during the time of the explosion. The injured were shifted to various hospitals, and the condition of 12 of them is stated to be critical.

State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA), Revenue and police were participating in rescue and relief works.

According to eye-witnesses, such was the impact of the explosion that workers were tossed in the air and fell several meters away.