Six workers injured in chemical factory blast in AP

Visakhapatnam: Six workers were injured when the pipes near a compressor blasted at a private pharma chemical company near Parawada here on Saturday, police said.

Inspector of Parawada police station P Ramana said the workers of Glochem Pharma received only minor burns as it was not a big explosion.

The reasons behind the blast is yet to be ascertained.

All the injured have been admitted to local hospital, he said.