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4 dead, 1 hurt as gas leak triggers fiery explosion in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam

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4 dead, 1 hurt as gas leak triggers fiery explosion in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam

December 27

10:47 2022

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A Andhra Pradesh,Dec 27: A fiery explosion, which was triggered by a gas leak at a pharmacy in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam, resulted in the deaths of four workers and serious injuries to one more. The incident took place at a pharmacy in Parwada Mandal in AP’s Anakapalli district on Monday.

The fire broke out at Jawaharlal Nehru Pharmacy in Anakapalli district near Vishakapatnam at around 3 pm on Monday afternoon. The workers in the pharmacy tried to stop it, said police sources. However, before they could control the gas leak, an explosion occurred as well.

According to the pharmacy’s management, the fire occurred due to a short circuit in Unit-3 of Laurus Company in Pharma city in Visakhapatnam. Fire & rescue personnel reached the spot immediately after the accident and brought the fire under control.

The deceased were identified as B Rambabu from Khammam, Rajep Babu from Guntur, R Ramakrishna from Kotapadu, and Majji Venkata Rao from Chodavaram.

According to the Parwada Police Inspector, “At around 3 pm on Monday, a gas leak took place in Unit-3 of Laurus Company in Pharma city. Some workers tried to stop the gas leak, but suddenly a blast took place followed by fire. In this incident, 4 died in the blast, including two contract workers and 2 permanent workers. One person named Satish was seriously injured in this incident. He is being treated at KIMS Hospital.”

-The India Today