Five workers killed in boiler explosion at Sri City facility
Five workers died and more than 10 were injured after a boiler exploded at a healthcare manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh’s Sri City Special Economic Zone, police said. The cause was not immediately known. Authorities said injured workers were receiving medical care and promised support to bereaved families.
Five workers were killed and more than 10 injured after a boiler exploded at a healthcare facility in the Sri City Special Economic Zone in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati district on Saturday morning, Tirupati Superintendent of Police L. Subbarayudu said. The explosion occurred at about 8 a.m.
at the TIL Healthcare formulations manufacturing unit in Satyavedu mandal. Two workers reportedly died at the scene, while three others died while receiving treatment at hospital. Initial reports and representatives of Sri City had placed the death toll at four.
The police superintendent later confirmed that five people had died. The precise cause of the explosion was not immediately known. Workers on the morning shift were caught in the fire, according to information cited in the report.
The injured were taken to a hospital on the Sri City premises for treatment. IT and Human Resources Development Minister Nara Lokesh expressed shock over the incident and offered condolences to the families of those killed. He urged officials to ensure that critically injured workers received the best possible medical care.
Home Minister V. Anitha also spoke with Tirupati district officials by telephone. She expressed condolences and directed officials to provide medical treatment to the injured.
Both ministers said the government would stand by the families of the deceased.
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