At least two workers killed, 20 injured after boiler explosion at pharma factory in Gujarat

At slightest 2 workers were killed and 20 others injured aft a boiler exploded and triggered a large occurrence astatine a pharmaceutical mill successful Bharuch territory of Gujarat successful the wee hours of Wednesday (November 12, 2025), an authoritative said.

The incidental took spot astir 2.30 a.m. astatine the mill located successful Saykha GIDC area, helium said.

"A almighty boiler detonation wrong the mill triggered a monolithic fire," Bharuch District Collector Gaurang Makwana said, adding that the blaze was aboriginal brought nether control.

"The strength of the blast was truthful terrible that the mill operation collapsed. While the bulk of workers managed to escape, 2 of them got trapped and died. Their bodies were recovered from the rubble aft the occurrence was doused. Nearly 20 workers escaped with insignificant injuries successful the incident," helium said.

Teams of occurrence brigade, constabulary and forensic experts are thoroughly checking the spot arsenic immoderate workers claimed that 1 idiosyncratic went missing and was perchance trapped wrong the gathering aft the explosion, Mr. Makwana said.

According to him, officials from the Director Industrial Safety and Health (DISH) person besides arrived astatine the tract to behaviour an enquiry into the incident.

They are checking whether the mill had each the required licences and permissions, helium said.