A major fire broke out at an agrochemical company at Dahej in Gujarat’s Bharuch district on Tuesday afternoon.
More than 20 workers were injured as a result of the fire and subsequent explosions, with nine of them seriously injured and admitted to hospital intensive care units.
The fire started at Bharat Rasayan, a company that manufactures pesticides, around 4 pm, said district collector Tushar Sumera.
Around 13 fire tenders were rushed to Bharat Rasayan Ltd. to douse the fire. Police officials told that fire teams took almost six to seven hours to douse the fire because of the presence of chemicals.