20 injured in fertilizer factory fire in AP
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At least 20 factory workers were injured in a major industrial fire in Nagarjuna Agrichem Ltd, a fertilizer factory at Chilakapalem, 12 kms from Srikakulam, on Saturday morning.
At least 20 factory workers were injured in a major industrial fire in Nagarjuna Agrichem Ltd, a fertilizer factory at Chilakapalem, 12 kms from Srikakulam, on Saturday morning.
The fire was triggered by a huge blast in the fifth block of the plant
that shook the entire area around the factory at around 8.30 am.
About 600 workers were deployed in the morning shift but, fortunately,
the blast occurred when they had gone out for their regular tea break
from 8.30 to 9 am. Yet, those who were nearby sustained injuries.
All of them were rushed to the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical
Sciences (RIMS) in Srikakulam where the condition of two employees was
stated to be critical.
Fire was raging until noon even as four fire tenders were battling to
bring it under control. Thick black clouds of smoke could be seen rising
from the fertilizer factory even from a distance of 10 kms.
While the nature of the fire was not known, in its website the company
lists a series of fungicides and pesticides manufactured in the unit
including Endosulfan, Tricyclazole (Fungicide), Propiconazole
(Fungicide) and Profinofos (Insecticide).
District Collector G. Venkatarami Reddy rushed to the spot and arranged
for other industries in the vicinity to send their fire engines.
The fire caused fear in six nearby villages in Etcherla mandal. Shops,
offices and schools in the area were closed down as people began to flee
for safety.
Posted 30th June 2012 by Dr. Amar Nath Giri-NAGARJUNA-GROUP-NFCL
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