Six people died and 12 others were injured in a fire incident at a pharmaceutical unit Eluru in Andhra Pradesh around Thursday midnight. A reactor blast due to gas leak is suspected to have caused the fire.
The incident took place at Akkireddygudem in West Godavari district. The 18 victims were working in Unit 4 of the pharmaceutical plant when the fire broke out.
The fire was brought under control in two hours.
