The factory fire showed Telangana’s safety checks are not strong

Hyderabad: A devastating explosion at Sigachi Industries’ pharmaceutical facility in Pashamylaram has left at least 40 dead and over 33 injured, casting a harsh spotlight on the glaring safety lapses plaguing Telangana’s chemical and pharmaceutical sectors. The blast, which obliterated a multi-story structure and left victims so badly burned that DNA testing was required for…

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Gulzar Houz fire: Safety Gaps in over 400-year old city exposed

he devastating fire at Gulzar Houz near the iconic Charminar claimed 17 lives, including eight children, on May 18, laying bare critical safety issues in the over 400-year-old Old City. The blaze, suspected to have been triggered by an electrical short circuit, engulfed a three-story building housing Srikrishna Pearls on the ground floor and residential units above, trapping occupants in a narrow, smoke-filled structure.

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