2 killed, 5 injured in reactor explosion at pharma company in India's Andhra Pradesh


NEW DELHI, June 30 (Xinhua) -- At least two people were killed and five others injured Friday after a solvent reactor exploded at a pharmaceutical company in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, officials said.

The explosion took place at the Sahiti Pharma Company in the Achutapuram Pharma Special Economic Zone of Anakapalli district, about 39 km southwest of Visakhapatnam, the main city of Andhra Pradesh.

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