Telangana chemical factory blast, 35 dead and 17 missing

A day after a massive blast reduced a chemical factory in Telangana to ashes, the death toll rose to 35 by Tuesday morning, even as rescue operations continued with police and fire department officials retrieving several bodies from the rubble.

The blast at the Sigachi Chemicals factory in Pashamylaram industrial estate in Telangana’s Sangareddy district had trapped several workers inside, the police had



said.

Sixty-one workers were believed to be at the site when the blast occurred. According to the Sangareddy police, 17 are still missing. “Rescue operations are going on at full speed to find the missing people,” a senior rescue operator said.

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy visited the site on Tuesday morning and sought a detailed report on the accident. He also instructed officials to conduct inspections in all chemical companies in the state.