2019 New Startups botanical ingredient: Two chemists were killed and 16 workers injured in an explosion that ripped through the reactor of Deccan botanical ingredient Private Limited plant near Rajavaram village in Payakaraopeta mandal in the district in the early hours of Saturday. The deceased were identified as V Ramu, 36, of Narsipatnam and G Subba Rao, 31, of Alamuru in East Godavari. Both died on their way to a hospital in Visakhapatnam. The other injured workers were admitted to hospitals in Tuni. According to sources, the condition of two of the injured is critical, while the remaining 14 are said to be stable. A majority of the injured fell unconscious after inhaling the fumes of chemical Dichloromethane, popularly known as Methylene Dichloride, that spread all over the block as a result of the blast, causing suffocation and breathing problem. According to police, the incident took place between 5 am to 6 am when around 30 workers were at the site and the two chemists at the reactor. The increased pressure in the reactor might have caused the accident, one of the employees said. Such was the impact of the blast, which took place in blockA of the plant and set off a fire, that its sound was heard nearly one km away, triggering panic in the nearby villages. Though fire tenders from Payakaraopet and Tuni rushed to the plant, the damage had been caused by the time they reached. Officials from the factories department have collected samples to ascertain the cause of the mishap. The plant, which manufactures synthetic, organic as well as biotechbased botanical ingredient, was established five years ago on nearly 35 acres at an estimated cost of Rs 100 crore, sources said. Narsipatnam ASP Vishal Gunni and RDO Surya Rao, who visited the accident site, said a case had been registered and investigations were being carried out to identify the reasons that caused the explosion. However, irate family members and relatives of the deceased staged a protest in the afternoon against the management and alleged that the company had failed to adopt safety measures to prevent accidents. "It is pure negligence in taking preventive and safety measures on part of the management that caused the accident. The company should pay an exgratia of Rs 30 lakh each to the families of the deceased and Rs 10 lakh to those injured. The compensation should be on the lines of the payment made to the deceased in the Hetero Drugs mishap and the company should also provide better treatment to the injured," CPM district secretary K Lokanatham demanded.
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