Overview
- The state-appointed committee submitted a 278-page final report holding Sigachi wholly responsible for the June 30 Pashamylaram explosion that killed 54 people.
- Inspectors were faulted as callous and non-serious after marking critical safety systems as compliant in December 2024 despite their absence at the plant.
- The probe concludes a dust cloud ignited in the packing area operated by untrained workers after production was expanded in a congested, unupgraded 1994 structure.
- The report says Sigachi concealed storage and use of sodium chlorite, attributing five deaths to a secondary blast of improperly stored drums.
- No external evidence was found for claimed ISO 14001 and 45001 certifications, with investigators also citing inadequate firefighting systems, training, PPE and emergency preparedness.