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Visakhapatnam: Major fire breaks out at pharmaceutical unit, 1 injured

An explosion was first heard at Pharma City near Visakhapatnam, following which there was a huge fire
 

Visakhapatnam: At least one worker was injured after a major fire broke out following an explosion at a pharmaceutical unit near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh on Monday night (July 13), officials said. The incident triggered panic among the residents in the Paravada area as it came just over a couple of months after the styrene vapour leak in the LG Polymers plant in the region. An explosion was first heard at Pharma City, following which there was a huge fire. The incident is said to have occurred in the Coastal Waste Management Project, a unit of Ramky Solvents, according to sources.

A worker sustained burn injuries while three others who were also at the unit when the incident occurred escaped to safety. The injured were rushed to a hospital in Gajuwaka in the city for treatment, Visakhapatnam district collector V Vinay Chand said.

State industries minister M Goutham Reddy spoke to Visakhapatnam district collector and enquired about the incident. He directed the district administration to first evacuate workers who were on night shifts at other units. Reddy asked the police, fire services and health officials to be on high alert and ensure that there was no loss of lives.