Four killed, over 10 injured in explosion at pharma plant in Telangana

Four persons were killed and over 10 others suffered injuries following an explosion in a reactor at a pharmaceutical company in Sangareddy district of Telangana on Wednesday, police said.The blast, which occurred around 5 pm, triggered a fire.The reactor exploded at the pharma company and people around it were thrown away in its impact...

Four persons were killed and over 10 others suffered injuries following an explosion in a reactor at a pharmaceutical company in Sangareddy district of Telangana on Wednesday, police said.

The blast, which occurred around 5 pm, triggered a fire.

''The reactor exploded at the pharma company and people around it were thrown away in its impact... So far four people have died...10-15 people sustained injuries. They have been shifted to a hospital and are undergoing treatment,'' a senior police official told PTI.

Relief operations were underway, the official added.

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