Overview
- A major fire broke out at the Dakshin/Dakshina Energy unit inside Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City in Paravada, Anakapalle district, and emergency teams contained the blaze after sustained firefighting efforts.
- Two workers were found dead at the scene and identified as Trinadh, 27, and Venkatesh, 24.
- Workers at the site reported that two other colleagues were feared trapped, and rescue teams carried out searches as police and district officials coordinated the response.
- Officials recovered the bodies and have launched an investigation to establish the cause of the fire and to examine whether the plant followed required safety and storage protocols.
- Local accounts say the unit handles plastic pyrolysis oil and carbon black, combustible materials that can speed fire spread, and the incident is being seen in light of a recent string of industrial accidents in the Visakhapatnam area.