Telangana Factory Blast: Death Toll Rises To 42, 8 Missing
- By Thetripurapost Desk, Hyderabad
- Jul 07, 2025
- 625
The death toll in the Telangana pharma factory blast has risen to 42. One person died in the hospital on Sunday, while one body was identified through DNA testing. 8 people are missing. The search operation is still going on even after 6 days of the accident.
Officials said on Sunday that some bones and burnt body parts were found from the spot on Saturday and Sunday. Their DNA test is underway. If they match, the number of missing people may decrease.
The accident took place on June 30 at Sigachi Industries in Pasumillaram Industrial Area between 8.15 am and 9.30 am. There were 150 people in the factory at the time of the incident, including 90 at the site of the blast. Rescue and medical teams recovered 31 bodies that day.
The families of the deceased will receive a compensation of Rs 1 crore 2 lakh. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced a compensation of ₹ 2 lakh to the families of the deceased and ₹ 50 thousand to the injured from the PM National Relief Fund.
At the same time, the company had announced a compensation of Rs 1 crore to the families of the deceased, Rs 10 lakh to the seriously injured and Rs 5 lakh to the other injured.
The workers fell several meters away due to the explosionA laborer said that he had come out after completing his night shift at 7 am on 30 June. The staff of the morning shift had already come inside. The explosion happened at around 8 am. Mobile phones are stored when the shift starts, due to which no news of the people working inside could be obtained.
A woman from a labourer's family said that four members of her family work in the factory. These include her son, son-in-law, elder brother-in-law and younger brother-in-law. Three of them were in the morning shift.
According to eyewitnesses, the explosion was so powerful that the workers working there fell about 100 meters away. The reactor unit has been destroyed due to the explosion.
An employee of the company said that most of the workers are from Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha and West Bengal. More than 60 workers and 40 other staff work in one shift.