Nine people suffered severe burn injuries in a fire accident after a blaze broke out in Blend Colour Private Limited at Shadnagar, police said on Monday. The incident took place in the Shadnagar Constituency of Rangareddy District, Telangana, where a private company involved in manufacturing plastic colours and other items caught fire. The incident occurred on Sunday night, resulting in more than 50 percent burns for nine employees. They have all been admitted to different hospitals where they are currently receiving treatment, according to the authorities. The cause of the fire is under investigation, police said.
The injured workers have been identified as Sharath Sonavali (30) from Maharashtra, Raju Samantha (23) and Manoj Das (30) from West Bengal, Sunil Yankura (40) from Karnataka, Puram Singh (39), Giridhar Singh (39), and Pradyuman (30) from Odisha, Meeru Lal Hadza (25) from Jharkhand, and Jayadev Pathro (23).
“A fire broke out at a private manufacturing company of Plastic colours, papers, and covers named Blend Colours at around 8:30 PM yesterday. The fire brigade reached the spot immediately and controlled the fire. The fire is suspected to have been caused by a short circuit. Around nine people who are workers of the company were injured in the incident. The injured were immediately rushed to Apollo Hospital DRDO,” said Vijay, Admin SI, Shadnagar Police Station.
While the injured workers claimed that the fire broke out due to an explosion in the factory, a prima facie probe revealed that while manufacturing plastic granules the fire broke out, trapping the injured workers working at the spot of fire. Around 80 workers were on duty in the factory at the time of the incident, but others managed to escape
Fire tenders rushed to the spot and controlled the fire. The injured persons were first rushed to a community health centre at Shadnagar and were later shifted to Hyderabad for better treatment.
Earlier in January, a massive fire broke out at the Deccan Knitwear Sports Shop building in Secunderabad's Nallagutta. Three people were killed in the fire accident.