Telangana chemical factory blast kills at least 12

At least 12 killed in a chemical factory blast in Telangana, India; rescue efforts ongoing as officials investigate the cause.

Former Minister and MLA Harish Rao Thanneeru, along with other leaders, visited the site of the fire accident that occurred in the Pasamailaram industrial area of Sangareddy district. / X/ BRSparty

A powerful explosion at an Indian chemical factory killed at least 12 people and injured several others on June 30, turning chunks of the building into rubble, a fire officer said.

"We have recovered 12 bodies so far," said B Nagehswara Rao, district fire official at the site of the blast in Sangareddy in India's southern Telangana state.

"We are searching through the debris for more bodies."

Industrial disasters are common in India, with experts blaming poor planning and lax enforcement of safety rules.

Footage on Indian television showed plumes of black smoke soaring into the sky.

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy said that the "death of several people has caused great distress".

Vivek Venkataswamy, the state's labour minister, said that those injured were being treated, including some who had been "stuck under the debris".

Venkataswamy said the cause of the explosion was being investigated.

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