Blast at pharma factory in Gujarat, 3 killed, another injured
Vadodara: Three workers were killed in a blast caused due to a gas leakage at a pharmaceutical factory in Gujarat's Vadodara district on Wednesday afternoon, police said.
Four workers were present at the site when a leakage from a gas pipe at Oneiro Lifecare’s plant triggered a blast at around 2 pm, leaving them injured, Padra police inspector LB Tadvi said.
The workers were rushed to a hospital in Vadodara where three of them died during treatment, the officer said.
Further investigation was underway, he said.
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Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that fourteen workers were injured in a fire accident at a pharma factory in neighbouring Kalapet.
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