Gujarat: Two dead in blast in industrial unit

Valsad District In-Charge Superintendent of Police Vijay Singh Gurjar said: "A blast in Ven Petrochem and Pharma occurred around 11.30 p.m. on Monday and rescue operation is going on."

Valsad: Two employees were killed while as many injured in a blast in an industrial unit’s plant in Gujarat‘s Valsad district, police said on Tuesday.

Valsad District In-Charge Superintendent of Police Vijay Singh Gurjar said: “A blast in Ven Petrochem and Pharma occurred around 11.30 p.m. on Monday and rescue operation is going on.”

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According to Ketan Patel, whose uncle Kirti Patel is thought to be trapped under the plant’s debris, “Around 10.30 p.m., my uncle received a call from the plant, after which he left for the work. Around 11.30 p.m., we received an information that a blast had occurred in the plant, and since then, there is no information.”

Two people are feared to be trapped under the debris, Ketan said.