Six dead in explosion and fire at Indian pharmaceutical plant

Six workers were killed and at least 17 others injured in an explosion and fire at a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in Sangareddy, India, on 3 April.

The plant, located in a village around 60km northeast of Hyderabad, was operated by speciality pharmaceutical ingredient maker SB Organics. According to local news reports, the explosion appears to have involved several reactor vessels. The specific cause of the incident is as yet unknown.