Chemist killed in fire accident in Visakhapatnam Pharma City
Blaze at Visakha Solvents leaves another injured
Close on the heels of the accident at Sainor Life Sciences at Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City (JNPC), Parawada, in Visakhapatnam, another accident rocked the pharma city, developed by the Ramky group, late on Monday night. A major fire broke out at Visakha Solvents and engulfed a major part of the facility. One person was charred to death and another sustained burn injuries in the incident. The deceased has been
identified as K. Srinivasa Rao, senior chemist, a resident of Anakapalle, and the injured is Malleswara Rao, junior chemist. Mr. Malleswara Rao suffered about 30% burns and is being treated at a corporate hospi
tal in the city. The incident occurred between 10.45 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Monday. According to CEO of JNPC, P.P. Lal Krishna, the incident occurred when a solvent chemical DMSO was in the distillation process.
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