At least eight people were killed and 26 others sustained injuries following a blast at a chemical factory in Telangana’s Sangareddy district on Monday (June 30, 2025). Photo: The Statesman/Asia News Network
NEW DELHI (Bernama): An explosion killed at least eight workers at a chemical plant in the southern Indian state of Telangana on Monday.
Many were also seriously injured in the blast in a reactor of the Sigachi Chemical Industry facility at Pashamylaram in the Sangareddy district, about 45 kilometres from Hyderabad, according to local media reports.
The reported death toll was at least eight people, while the number of injured was more than 20.
"The explosion blew up the industrial shed completely," a police official was quoted as saying.
Eleven fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the fire that engulfed the premises. - Bernama
