At least 18 workers were killed and more than 30 others were injured after an explosion caused a fire at a pharmaceutical plant in India's Andhra Pradesh state.
A big explosion triggered a fire at a pharmaceutical plant in southern India, killing at least 18 workers, police said Thursday. The death toll rose from 15 as three of the 40 injured in the fire Wednesday in the chemical reactor of the plant in Andhra Pradesh state died in hospital on Thursday, police officer M. Deepika said, adding that some of the injured were in critical condition.
Fires are common in India, where builders and residents often flout building laws and safety norms. Some don’t even install firefighting equipment. In 2019, a fire caused by an electrical short circuit in a New Delhi factory producing handbags and other items killed 43 people.
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