4 Killed, Over 10 Injured After Blast At Chemical Factory In Telangana's Sangareddy

A fire broke out following a blast at SB Organics Limited at Chandur village of Sangareddy district in Telangana.

A fire broke out following a blast at SB Organics Limited at Chandur village of Sangareddy district in Telangana.

Telangana Factory Blast: At least four people were killed and over 10 others were injured after an explosion in a chemical factory in Telangana's Sangareddy on Wednesday, as reported by news agency PTI. Following the blast that occurred at SB Organics Limited in Chandur village, a fire was triggered. Fire tenders reached the spot to douse the flames.

Here Are Top Points: 

1. The reactor in the chemical factory exploded which caused the fire. 
2. The blast took place at around 5 PM. A fire was triggered following the blast.
3. One of the structures at the industrial complex also collapsed under the impact of the explosion, as reported by news agency IANS.
4. According to IANS, the company’s manager is among those killed. The deceased workers were said to be from Bihar.
5. Speaking to PTI on the factory blast, a senior police official said that the reactor exploded at the pharma company and people around it were thrown away due to the impact. "The reactor exploded at the pharma company and people around it were thrown away in its impact... So far four people have died...10-15 people sustained injuries. They have been shifted to a hospital and are undergoing treatment," a senior police official told PTI.
6. According to the police official, relief operations were underway following the incident.
7. According to officials, the toll is likely to go up as 16 workers who sustained injuries were shifted to a private hospital and seven were rushed to the Sangareddy Area Hospital, as per a report in The Hindu. Out of the 16 injured, the condition of two of them is said to be critical.
8. According to The Hindu, officials from the Sangareddy District Fire Office stated that they retrieved four bodies from the left side of the factory’s ground floor, which had a shed with machinery inside.

Sangareddy police stated that there were no eyewitnesses to the incident, and a probe was ordered to ascertain the exact cause of the fire. A case was booked by the Sangareddy police. Environment and Forests Minister Konda Surekha also visited the accident site to assess the situation.