Another Factory Fire In Andhra District 2 Days After 17 Killed In Blast

On Wednesday 17 people were killed - likely the result of an electrical fault - at a pharma unit in the district's Achutapuram Special Economic Zone.

Four factory workers - migrants from Jharkhand - were injured in a fire at a chemical manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh's Anakapalle district early Friday.

The fire was at the premises of Synergene Active Ingredients Private Limited located in Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City, a 2,429-acre industrial park home to companies producing chemicals and pharma products.

The fire was reportedly the result of certain chemicals and liquids mixing to produce a vapour that was ignited by static electricity. Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has inquired about the accident.