AP: Fire breaks out at pharma factory at Parawada, 4 injured
Parawada: Following a recent vapor cloud explosion at a pharmaceutical unit in Anakapalli district, another industrial accident occurred in a factory at Parawada in Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City. A fire broke out at the factory at around 1 am leaving four workers seriously injured.
Anakapalli Superintendent of Police M Deepika Patil said noted that the accident occurred at Synergene Active Ingredients Pvt Ltd.
“No deaths, four injured. It was a flash fire. A chemical power and a chemical liquid were being mixed… The vapours got ignited by static electricity and there were four workers, from Jharkhand, present in the room,” Patil told PTI.
However, she said the situation is under control now.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu enquired about the incident with the officials.
The CM directed officials to provide better treatment to the injured and asked Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha to pay a visit to the victims.
Headquartered at Jubilee Hills in Hyderabad, Syngene Active Ingredients runs two units and Jaahnavee Life Sciences in JN Pharma City, employing around 600 people.
A powerful vapour cloud explosion caused a fire accident at a private pharma unit in Atchutapuram in Anakapalli district on August 21, leading to 17 deaths and injuring around 40 workers.
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