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According to officials, the fire accident took place at Auctus Pharma Limited (APL) at
midnight. It is believed that the fire was sparked by a short-circuit in the electrical panel
of the production block-II at the plant and soon it spread to the generator room where
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According to sources, the accident took place in Block-II of the Vegesna Labs plant
when supervisor K Srinivas and his team were in the process of removing toulene
solvent from the reactor after the chemical process was complete. On hearing some
sounds emanating from the reactor, Srinivas alerted Block-II in-charge A Dhanraj, who
rushed to the and started examining it.
It was when they were examining the reactor that its safety valve burst open due to
high pressure and smoke start emanating from the reactor. They alerted all the staffers
in the block, who rushed to safety.
However, this was soon followed by a chemical surge that blew open the cover of the
reactor. Due to its impact, glass doors s and window panes shattered and the flying
shards hit those who were trying to run away from the accident scene.
making the API for antacid drug Omeprazole when the explosion
The fire which was suspected to have broken out at the vapour exhauster of the unit
on Saturday night spread to the room located on the first floor. The cause of the
accident was believed to be electric short-circuit.
The valves and pipelines connecting the chilling unit with the condenser were
clogged with ice. "As per the norms, steaming should be done regularly to
melt the accumulated ice which is not being followed. On incident day , the