VISAKHAPATNAM: At least five workers were reportedly injured in a blast that occurred in the Hetero Drugs Pharma company in Nakkapalli in Visakhapatnam district on the night of Wednesday.Â
Of the injured, the conditions of two persons are said to be very serious as they have burn injuries and were shifted to Vizag.Â
According to sources, the blast happened at a reactor in the Unit. The workers near the reactor received burn injuries as the fire caught the entire area following the explosion. Workers nearby the reactor area ran for their lives. The fire tenders were dousing the fire till late at night. Following the mishap, the management stopped the operations in the plant. The entire plant was under darkness. The situation at the plant will be assessed, and proper measures will be taken. Â
