The mishap occurred in Vision Drugs Private Limited situated at Gouripatnam when the staff members were attending to a technical problem, police sources said. Three people were killed in an explosion in a drug manufacturing unit at Gouripatnam in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. Explosion kills 3 in drug manufacturing unit in Andhra Pradesh.
District Collector K Madhavi Latha announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs 20 lakh each to the kin of the deceased. It was prima facie established that management lapses caused the explosion. Further investigation into the case is on. The mishap occurred in Vision Drugs Private Limited situated at Gouripatnam when the staff members were attending to a technical problem, police sources said.
“There was a technical problem in a pipeline where water and chemicals are recycled. The deputy manager, shift in-charge and the chemist were at work when the pipeline exploded due to pressure caused by high temperature,” a police official involved with the investigation said.The impact of the explosion was so high that shattered glass pieces and tin sheets flew and pierced the trio.
Other workers in the unit rushed the three to hospital in Kovvuru but by then they succumbed.Home Minister T Vanitha visited the hospital and enquired from officials about the mishap.Three people were killed in an explosion at a drug manufacturing plant in Gauripatnam in Andhra Pradesh’s East Godavari district.
District Collector K. Madhavi Lata has awarded Rs 20 lakh each to the relatives of the victims. Funding has been announced. The cause of this explosion is said to be due to lack of maintenance. The case is being further investigated.“There was a technical problem in the pipeline that recycles water and chemicals.
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Deputy Manager, Shift In-Charge and Chemist were at work. The pipeline burst due to the pressure caused by the high temperature,” said a police official. As a result of the blast, broken glass and tin sheets flew and pierced the three, killing them. Other workers in the unit took the three to Kovvuru Hospital. But by then he had died.
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