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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Shweta Sharma

At least 36 dead after chemical reactor explodes in drug factory in India

At least 36 people were killed and 36 others injured in a fire triggered by a massive explosion at a chemical facility in India's southern state of Telangana on Monday, fire department officials said.

The blaze ripped through the Sigachi Chemicals factory in Sangareddy district at 9am following a blast in the spray dryer unit used to process raw material into fine powder for making drugs at the factory.

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