Two workers killed in chloroform vapour leak at pharma unit, TGPCB orders closure
Two employees at Saraca Laboratories in Telangana, India, died following a chloroform vapor leak during a production process. The state pollution control board has ordered the immediate closure of the facility and disconnected its power supply.
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This incident highlights critical industrial safety and environmental regulatory enforcement issues within the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector.
Two workers killed in chloroform vapour leak at pharma unit, TGPCB orders closure HYDERABAD Two employees of a pharmaceutical manufacturing unit were killed after being exposed to chloroform vapours that leaked during a production process at Saraca Laboratories Limited in the Gaddapotharam industrial area of Jinnaram mandal in Sangareddy district late on Thursday (October 22). The deceased were identified as Sudharshan Rao, 44, and Balaji, 27, both natives of Andhra Pradesh. One of them was working as a chemist and the other as a supervisor at the facility. Following the incident, the Telangana Pollution Control Board (TGPCB) on Friday ordered the immediate closure of the unit and directed the Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (TGSPDCL) to disconnect its electricity supply. According to the TGPCB, the incident occurred around 11.30 p.m.
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