Representative image The company said an electrical short circuit may have caused the fire and explosion in the manufacturing facility.
Two people died and 26 were injured in a blast and fire Tuesday at the UPL Ltd. agricultural chemicals plant Jhagadia, India, according to reports by local news organizations. Five workers are reportedly still missing.
The explosion and fire occurred in the plant at about 1:30 a.m., according to news broadcaster NDTV. UPL’s plant has been closed since February 5 for an annual boiler inspection.
“Since the plant was shut, there was no chemical reaction in progress. There were no chemical or gas leaks because of the fire/explosion either during or after this incident,” the company said in a statement to
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In the aftermath of a late night blast and fire at UPL-5 unit leading to two deaths and 20 being injured as well as five persons missing, the Gujarat government on Tuesday issued a closure notice to UPL Ltd s agrochemical plant at Jhagadia near Bharuch. The state s labour and employment department on Tuesday issued the closure notice to UPL Ltd (erstwhile United Phosphorus Ltd) after a blast and major fire. The fire had erupted after a blast in the factory in the early hours of Tuesday. Around 20 persons are injured apart from two fatalities and five labourers missing, according to local reports. Injured laborers were sent to Surat and Vadodara Hospitals.