Overview

• The June 30 explosion at Sigachi Industries’ Pashamylaram unit has claimed 42 lives after two more injured workers died, with eight colleagues yet to be found
• Of the 33 injured employees, 14 have been discharged and 18 remain hospitalized, and 61 of the 143 on-site at the time escaped unhurt
• Fire Services, SDRF, NDRF and HYDRAA teams are combing through wreckage and sending recovered remains to the Telangana Forensic Science Laboratory for DNA matching
• Sigachi Industries has announced ₹1 crore compensation for each deceased worker’s family and is covering all treatment costs for the injured
• Telangana officials have launched intensified safety inspections of high-risk chemical and pharmaceutical units, and CM Revanth Reddy is coordinating with New Delhi authorities