Gujarat: 3 injured, 2 dead in reactor blast at Abhilasha Pharma
Ankleshwar: Two workers died and three were injured in a blast at a reactor of a pharma company in Ankleshwar town of Gujarat's Bharuch district, police said on Saturday.
The blast occurred in a chemical reactor at Abhilasha Pharma in Ankleshwar industrial area late on Friday evening, an official from Ankleshwar GIDC police said.
"At least five workers were injured in the explosion, of whom two died under treatment at a private hospital, he was quoted as saying by PTI.
The deceased were identified as Hari Om Upadhyay (53) and Sundar Singh (22), the official said, adding that further investigations were underway in this connection.
Established in 2006, Abhilasha Pharma is a pharmaceutical company situated in Ankleshwar, Asia's biggest Industrial Estate in Western Region of India.
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