A massive fire broke out in ‘Visakha Solvents’ plant in Pharma City, Parwada, Visakhapatnam, at about 10:30 pm. At least one person has died after a series of explosions triggered .
The fire was extinguished completely after four hours of firefighting operations. The cause of the accident is currently being checked. A police officer said yesterday that the fire started from the reactor and spread to other parts.
Ten fire tenders (7 state government and 3 local companies) were sprinted to the incident site to extinguishthe flames, according to officials.
The firestorm led to panic as only two months ago 12 people lost their lives and 585 fell sick after styrene vapour leaked from the LG Polymers plant near Visakhapatnam.
While taking to Visakhapatnam district Collector, State Industries Minister M Goutham Reddy directed the district administration to first evacuate all the workers who were on night shifts at other units. Reddy also asked the police, fire services and health officials to be on high alert and ensure that there was no loss of lives.
