Two workers died of asphyxiation following an alleged gas leak at a pharmaceutical factory in Telangana’s Sangareddy district on Friday morning, police said.
Officials have launched an investigation to establish the exact cause of the incident. The incident took place at a popular pharmaceutical manufacturing unit at Gaddapotharam village of Jinnaram mandal. The plant manufactures active pharmaceutical ingredients and drug intermediates, and also takes up contract manufacturing services. Further details are awaited. A short circuit or a chemical reaction is suspected to have triggered the fire. Andhra Pradesh home minister Vangalapudi Anitha spoke over the phone with the Anakapalli district collector and superintendent of police and enquired about the circumstances that led to the fire and the prevailing situation at the industrial unit.
“We have launched an investigation to ascertain how the accident occurred and what caused the gas leak,” a police official said. Similar incident “No injuries or casualties were reported in the incident and the fire was quickly brought under control by the fire extinguishers,” the police said.
