One dead, six injured in blast at pharma unit in Nagpur

A blast at Ankit Pulps and Boards’ pharmaceutical unit in Nagpur district killed one person and injured six others on Tuesday. The explosion occurred in a glass-lined reactor. One injured person remains in critical condition as investigations continue

Nagpur: One person died and six others were injured in a blast at a pharmaceutical company’s unit in Nagpur district on Tuesday, police said. The blast occurred in a glass line reactor of the unit of Ankit Pulps and Boards Pvt Ltd at Bhilgaon in the eastern Maharashtra district, they said, adding a cause was not immediately known.

A senior police official told PTI that the explosion took place at around 11 am, killing one person and injuring half a dozen others. All the injured are undergoing treatment at a hospital in nearby Kamptee town, and one of them is in critical condition, he informed.

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The company is engaged in the manufacturing of microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) which is used in pharmaceutical and food industries. MCC is primarily used as an excipient (binder/filler) in the pharmaceutical industry.

According to its website, the firm delves into the manufacture of excipients for use in diverse pharmaceutical segments.