Major fire at chemical factory in Hyderabad, several injured
As many as eight workers have been injured in a fire accident that took place in the Vindhya Organics Pvt Ltd, a chemical factory, at IDA Bollaram on Saturday afternoon. Three of them were said to be in critical condition. The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital.
Panic prevailed after the blast sound was heard for at least two kilometers and heavy smoke soon billowed from the industry.
According to the police, a major fire broke out in the factory at around 1.00 pm. After hearing a blast sound, the local police rushed to the spot and informed the fire officials. Four fire tenders from the fire department and two other vehicles from neighbouring chemical factories have been pressed to douse off the flames.
Assistant District Fire Officer KV Satish Kumar said that the firefighting operations are underway. People living in and arounf the factory have been move to a safer place by the police.
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