At least 17 workers killed in reactor blast at Pharma factory in Andhra Pradesh

August 22, 2024 - PatialaPolitics

At least 17 workers killed in reactor blast at Pharma factory in Andhra Pradesh

India’s southern state of Andhra Pradesh wrapped up rescue efforts on Thursday at a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant where an explosion the previous day killed 17 people and injured nearly 40, a senior state official said.

The state’s worst such incident in recent years, Wednesday’s blast took place at the 40-acre (16-hectare) unit of privately held Escientia Advanced Sciences in the Anakapalli district.