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Five killed in explosion in chemical factory in AP
December 19, 2002 12:10 IST
Five persons were killed and four injured on Thursday morning in an explosion in a chemical factory near Sadasivpet in Medak district of Andhra Pradesh. The town is about 90km from Hyderabad.
The explosion, triggered by a chemical reaction inside a boiler at the Everest Chemical Factory, ripped through a portion of the plant, which manufactures raw material for the pharmaceutical industry, police said.
District Superintendent of Police Sika Goel and senior officials have rushed to the spot, police said.
Details are awaited.
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