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Visakhapatnam: Six workers injured in chemical factory blast

Six workers were injured when the pipes near a compressor blasted at a private pharma chemical company near Parawada in Visakhapatnam on Friday, police said.

Updated on: Jun 28, 2014, 13:00:12 IST
PTI | By , Visakhapatnam
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Six workers were injured when the pipes near a compressor blasted at a private pharma chemical company near Parawada in Visakhapatnam on Friday, police said.

Inspector of Parawada police station P Ramana said the workers of Glochem Pharma received only minor burns as it was not a big explosion.

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The reasons behind the blast is yet to be ascertained. All the injured have been admitted to local hospital, he said.

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