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Hindustan Times
7 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
Telangana Sigachi plant, where blast killed 36, had no NoC from the fire department
The removal of debris at Sigachi Industries' pharma plant here that suffered an explosion two days ago was almost over, and the number of fatalities from the blast remains at 36, a top district police official said on Wednesday. Debris at the site of an explosion at the Sigachi Industries' pharma plant, at Pashamylaram in Sangareddy district, Telangana.(X/@kishanreddybjp) Further, the unit does not have a No Objection Certificate (NoC) from the Fire Department to operate, another official said. "As per the NDRF team, the debris removal work is almost over. As per their version, no more bodies were found. We are still working on the missing persons. Debris removal process is almost over. But one team each from the SDRF and HYDRAA are there as standby in case of any development," Superintendent of Police Paritosh Pankaj told PTI. Asked if any lapses were found in the factory, Pankaj said it is a technical thing and investigation has to be done by specialist teams. The Sangareddy police, based on complaint by a family member of one of the victims, have registered an FIR against the factory management in connection with the explosion under Sections 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 110 (attempting to commit culpable homicide), and 117 (Voluntarily causing grievous hurt) of BNS. Further, a senior official of the Telangana Fire Department said the company has no NoC from the department. There were no adequate safety measures including fire alarms and heat sensors in the plant. "There is a process for obtaining a No Objection Certificate. It is an online process. Once any firm applies online, a committee will decide on it. This unit has not applied for any NOC and hence we have not issued," the official told PTI. He further said debris clearance is almost over from their end, and most of the vehicles have been withdrawn. Senior IPS officer and Director, Telangana Forensic Science Laboratories, Sikha Goel, said the lab received about 50 samples--both bodies and those of family members for DNA profiling. "The process of profiling is going on. It has been going on throughout the night. Whatever samples we have received should be over by today," she told PTI. A revenue department official on Tuesday said the identities of only 14 bodies have been established, while the remaining need to undergo DNA profiling. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy had earlier said the state government will engage with the management of the firm to ensure that a compensation of ₹ 1 crore is paid to the kin of those who died in the horrific accident, which also left 34 persons injured.
Hindustan Times
9 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
Telangana plant explosion: Debris clearance almost over, Sigachi unit has no NoC from Fire Dept
Sangareddy , The removal of debris at Sigachi Industries' pharma plant here that suffered an explosion two days ago was almost over and the number of fatalities from the blast remains at 36, a top district police official said on Wednesday. Telangana plant explosion: Debris clearance almost over, Sigachi unit has no NoC from Fire Dept Further, the unit does not have a No Objection Certificate from the Fire Department to operate, another official said. "As per the NDRF team, the debris removal work is almost over. As per their version, no more bodies were found. We are still working on the missing persons. Debris removal process is almost over. But one team each from the SDRF and HYDRAA are there as standby in case of any development," Superintendent of Police Paritosh Pankaj told PTI. Asked if any lapses were found in the factory, Pankaj said it is a technical thing and investigation has to be done by specialist teams The Sangareddy police, based on complaint by a family member of one of the victims, have registered an FIR against the factory management in connection with the explosion under Sections 105 , 110 , and 117 of BNS. Further, a senior official of the Telangana Fire Department said the company has no NoC from the department. There were no adequate safety measures including fire alarms and heat sensors in the plant. "There is a process for obtaining a No Objection Certificate. It is an online process. Once any firm applies online, a committee will decide on it. This unit has not applied for any NOC and hence we have not issued," the official told PTI. He further said debris clearance is almost over from their end and most of the vehicles have been withdrawn. Senior IPS office and Director, Telangana Forensic Science Laboratories Sikha Goel said the lab received about 50 samples both bodies and those of family members for DNA profiling. "The process of profiling is going on. It has been going on throughout the night. Whatever samples we have received should be over by today," she told PTI. A revenue department official on Tuesday said the identities of only 14 bodies have been established while the remaining need to undergo DNA profiling. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy had earlier said the state government will engage with the management of the firm to ensure that a compensation of ₹ 1 crore is paid to the kin of those who died in the horrific accident, which also left 34 persons injured. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
Hindustan Times
13 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
Telangana blast: Won families' approval for their union, couple among deceased
Till a couple of months ago, Nikhil Reddy (30) and N Sriramya (28), who were struggling to get their parents convinced about their love, had finally succeeded in winning their acceptance and were all set to get married in a grand manner the last week of July. However, both died when a blast ripped through a pharmaceutical plant in the Sangareddy district of Telangana on Monday. Bereaved family members of the deceased victims of Sigachi Industries' pharma plant explosion mourn outside Patancheru government hospital, in Sangareddy district, Telangana, on Tuesday (PTI) According to the officials, 143 people were present at a plant of Sigachi Industries at Pashamylaram, around 50 km from Hyderabad, when a powerful explosion took place at 9:20am, triggering a blaze and caving in a three-storey building. According to the update on Tuesday, at least 37 people were killed and 20 bodies still remained untraceable . Telugu Desam Party (TDP) legislator Kolikapudi Srinivas Rao from Thiruvuru assembly constituency in Krishna district, who played a key role in bringing the families of Nikhil and Sriramya together, said Nikhil, a resident of Jammalamadugu in Kadapa district, had completed his MSc and joined the Sigachi company three years ago. 'Sriramya, from Putrela village in Tiruvuru, also joined the same company after completing her MSc. Their friendship at the workplace gradually turned into love. But their families initially opposed the marriage due to caste differences,' he recalled. He said the couple had approached him for help and he spoke to both the families to convince them to accept the marriage. 'With all obstacles cleared, the couple decided to hold their wedding ceremony in the last week of July after the completion of Ashadha month, which is inauspicious for marriage,' he said. 'When I came to know about the explosion at the factory, I immediately tried to reach out to both Nikhil and Ramya, but there was no response. I rushed to the factory site, only to find that they were crushed under the collapsed slab of the administrative building,' Rao said. The mortuary of the Patancheru government hospital was reverberating with the cries and woes of the relatives of the Pashamylaram accident victims. 'What is there to see? I lost my husband. They have asked me to wait till evening to collect the body after post-mortem examination,' said a wailing woman, whose husband – VRG Nageshwara Rao, assistant manager (operations) at the Sigachi Industries — was charred to death in the blast. Another victim, 24-year-old Bheem Rao from Kamareddy district had joined the job at Sigachi Industries two days ago and on the second day of his job, he was crushed under the debris and is battling for life in the hospital. 'He was extremely jubilant on the first day of his job. But the very next day, the tragedy struck us. Doctors say he is critical and there is not much hope,' Bheem's wife Sonu told reporters at the hospital. Another woman from Bihar, who did not identify herself, was wailing inconsolably, as the police prevented her from entering the factory premises in search of her lost husband. 'He came to the factory at 8 am for the morning shift, but did not return till evening and I was told about the blast in the factory,' she said. She said she had gone around different hospitals, but could not find her husband. 'Why are they not telling me where he is? They should tell me no, which hospital they admitted him to?' she asked. Majority of the victims are reportedly from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh 'Since many bodies were charred beyond recognition, it is very difficult to track their families,' an official at the plant site said. Mithilesh Mukhiya travelled all the way from Darbhanga in Bihar, in search of his brother Laxmi Mukhiya, a 29-year-old production operator who had been working at Sigachi Industries for a decade. 'My brother's name is on the list of missing persons. I couldn't find him in any hospital. These people are not allowing me inside the factory to check,' he said. Another man said his uncle was working in the factory at the time of the explosion. 'I am not able to trace him and there is none to answer my query as to where I can find him or his body,' he said. The district administration has set up a help desk at the factory premises to note down the details of the missing persons from their relatives who came there for enquiry. Forensic teams are racing against time to complete DNA tests on the unidentified bodies. 'We shall try to identify the bodies and match their DNA samples with the relatives, so that we can hand over the bodies to the right persons,' a forensic department official from Osmania General Hospital said.
Time of India
15 hours ago
- Time of India
Toll touches 36, chem unit mgmt charged with attempted murder
HYDERABAD: Death toll in the explosion at Sigachi Industries' multi-storey pharma plant in Telangana's Pashamylaram climbed to 36 by Tuesday evening as rescue teams pulled burnt bodies from the collapsed structure. DNA profiling is underway to identify the severely burnt victims, with 15 still unaccounted for. Police charged Sigachi's management for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, grievous hurt, and attempted murder under BNS, acting on a complaint by Rajanala Sai Yashwanth, son of a deceased worker. His father, a long-time employee, and other workers had repeatedly warned management about ageing machinery, Yashwanth said. "This was not an accident - it was waiting to happen." The Rs 500-crore facility operated without a fire department NOC. Fire officials said the plant lacked basic safety systems - no fire alarms, heat sensors, automatic shutdowns. There were no blast-resistant walls or roofs in processing zones that handled microcrystalline cellulose - an inflammable material prone to static electricity. No third-party safety audits were conducted in recent years. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch CFD với công nghệ và tốc độ tốt hơn IC Markets Undo T'gana announces Rs 1 crore payout for each victim A criminal probe is underway, and arrests are likely after forensic and official reports are submitted. The explosion, triggered around 9.20am Monday by a suspected dryer malfunction in the quality control unit, occurred two hours after over 60 workers reported for duty. At the time, 143 employees were on-site. One of the 35 injured died at a private hospital. Authorities said 58 survivors have been located. Search operations by 200 firefighters, 30 NDRF, and SDRF personnel have ruled out survivors under the rubble. "For now, the missing may either not have reported to work or are among the unidentified dead," said Y Nagi Reddy, director general of Telangana Fire Services. Four teams from Telangana Forensic Science Laboratory (TGFSL) are processing over 50 DNA samples. "We're working round-the-clock. The first set of results is expected within 24 hours," said TGFSL director Shikha Goel. Standard identification was impossible due to severe burns. Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy visited the site, announced Rs 1 crore compensation for each deceased worker's family, Rs 10 lakh for critically injured, and Rs 5 lakh for minor injuries. This is India's deadliest pharma manufacturing disaster to date, surpassing the 2024 Escientia Bio Pharma blast in Andhra Pradesh that killed 17.
CNN
a day ago
- Health
- CNN
At least 39 killed in fire at Indian pharmaceutical factory
The death toll from the explosion and fire at Sigachi Industries' chemical factory in southern India has risen to at least 39, officials said on Tuesday, forcing the supplier of pharma products to shut operations for 90 days. The government of Telangana state, where the facility is located, has formed a five-member committee to probe the incident, the cause of which is yet to be disclosed by the company. The explosion on Monday also injured 34, according to officials. 'We are still clearing the debris,' GV Narayana Rao, director of the Telangana fire disaster response service, told Reuters, adding that the building had completely collapsed. 'Once we are all done with the clearing, only then we will be able to assess if any other body is still remaining under the debris or if it is all clear,' Rao said. Police officials said more than 140 people were working in the plant when the incident occurred. Twenty-five of the deceased were yet to be identified, district administrative official P. Pravinya said. 'I came out (of the plant) to use the restroom and heard a loud blast. It sounded like a bomb blast. I came out and saw fire. A part of the fire also spread towards me. I jumped the wall and escaped,' Chandan Gound, 32, who has been working at the factory for six months, told Reuters by phone. 'Many of them (those inside) managed to escape, but a large number were trapped and could not come out,' Gound added. Sigachi, which makes microcrystalline cellulose (MCC), caters to clients in the pharma, food, cosmetic and specialty chemicals sectors in countries ranging from the US to Australia. MCC's compressibility, binding properties, and ability to boost drug release make it a vital ingredient in pharmaceutical manufacturing. It is also used to prevent the formation of lumps in food products, to maintain texture of cosmetic products, and as a fat substitute in low-calorie foods. Sigachi's Telangana plant contributes a little over a fourth of its total capacity of 21,700 million metric tons per annum. Its shares dropped about 8% on Tuesday and were headed for their sharpest two-day drop on record. Sigachi halted operations at the plant for 90 days from Monday citing damage to equipment and structures. The plant is fully insured and the company is initiating claims. In a separate incident on Tuesday, five people were killed and four others injured in a massive fire at a crackers factory in the Sivakasi manufacturing cluster in the southern Tamil Nadu state, a fire department official said. The incident is the latest in a series of fire accidents in the area.
