Six killed in explosion at Hyd pharma unit

Six workers hailing from Chhattisgarh were on Monday killed and another was injured following an explosion in a reactor in a pharma unit on the city outskirts, police said.  The incident occurred at around 6.05 AM at the pharma unit in Mankal area, resulting in on-the-spot death of six persons. 

Another person was injured in the incident, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Ibrahimpatnam Division) P Narayana said. “Four of the bodies were charred,” he said. The deceased hailed from Chhattisgarh, the ACP said, adding that as per preliminary investigation, the reactor 

exploded due to imbalance in maintenance of temperature in it.