Incident at Nagarjuna Agri Chems Plant
Today, an accident occurred at the Nagarjuna Agri Chems Plant in Srikakulam (AP), June 30. At least 17 workers were injured, five of them seriously, in a major fire that reportedly broke out following a blast at the Nagarjuna Agrichem plant in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam district, police said.
“According to the initial reports, there was a cylinder blast which triggered the blaze,” Srikakulam Deputy SP, Mr. Arjun, said without elaborating. According to sources, around 200 workers were present at the time of the accident. All the injured have been admitted to the Srikakulam-based Rajiv Institute of Medical Sciences, officials said.
Five fire engines were rushed to the spot to douse the fire, which is still raging. However, senior district officials refused to comment, saying they were investigating what could have triggered the fire at the plant situated at Arinam Akkivalasa village this morning.
Nagarjuna Agrichem is a unit of Nagarjuna Fertilisers and Chemicals. Meanwhile, as a precautionary measure, the district authorities have started evacuating people from at least five villages, including Arinam Akkivalasa, Kesavarayuni Peta, Rayapadu, and Boddapadu, situated in the vicinity of the site.
Top district officials, including District Collector Mr. G. Venkatram Reddy, Joint Collector Mr. P. Bhasker, and SP Mr. K. V. V. Gopala, are monitoring the operations.
Regards,
Suresh Kumar
Today, an accident occurred at the Nagarjuna Agri Chems Plant in Srikakulam (AP), June 30. At least 17 workers were injured, five of them seriously, in a major fire that reportedly broke out following a blast at the Nagarjuna Agrichem plant in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam district, police said.
“According to the initial reports, there was a cylinder blast which triggered the blaze,” Srikakulam Deputy SP, Mr. Arjun, said without elaborating. According to sources, around 200 workers were present at the time of the accident. All the injured have been admitted to the Srikakulam-based Rajiv Institute of Medical Sciences, officials said.
Five fire engines were rushed to the spot to douse the fire, which is still raging. However, senior district officials refused to comment, saying they were investigating what could have triggered the fire at the plant situated at Arinam Akkivalasa village this morning.
Nagarjuna Agrichem is a unit of Nagarjuna Fertilisers and Chemicals. Meanwhile, as a precautionary measure, the district authorities have started evacuating people from at least five villages, including Arinam Akkivalasa, Kesavarayuni Peta, Rayapadu, and Boddapadu, situated in the vicinity of the site.
Top district officials, including District Collector Mr. G. Venkatram Reddy, Joint Collector Mr. P. Bhasker, and SP Mr. K. V. V. Gopala, are monitoring the operations.
Regards,
Suresh Kumar