Many people were injured in an explosion in a chemical plant in southern India

  Xinhua News Agency, New Delhi, December 12-A chemical plant in Telangana State in southern India exploded and caused a fire on the 12th. At least 10 workers have been injured, 2 of whom were seriously injured.

  According to Indian media reports, a chemical plant in an industrial park on the outskirts of Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana, exploded and caused a fire that afternoon, causing at least 10 workers to be injured, 2 of whom were seriously injured.

Witnesses said that after seeing workers fleeing the plant after the explosion, thick smoke billowed from the plant.

  According to reports, it was lunchtime at the time of the explosion, and most workers ate outside the factory.

As of now, there may still be workers trapped, and the exact number is unknown.

The local fire department rushed to the scene after receiving the alarm call, and the search and rescue and fire fighting work was still going on.

The injured have been sent to the hospital for treatment.

  According to reports, the local police have filed a case on this issue and are investigating the specific cause of the explosion.

  Production accidents in Indian chemical plants occur from time to time.

In May of this year, a toxic gas leak occurred in a chemical company in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, killing 11 people, including a child, and more than 200 people seeking medical treatment.