A massive explosion at Escientia Advanced Sciences Pvt Ltd has left a shock on the nation. The explosion has left 18 dead and 33 injured. Among 33 many were injured seriously and the death toll might increase. According to the dist collector at 2:15 PM on August 21st, when almost everyone went for lunch, the incident took place.
Prime Minister NArendra Modi offered condolences to the kin and also to the injured. The PM has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 Lakh to the kin of the deceased.
Modi wrote, “Pained by the loss of lives due to a mishap factory in Anakapalle. Condolences to those who lost their near and dear ones. May the injured recover soon. An ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakhs from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs 50.000."
Pained by the loss of lives due to a mishap at a factory in Anakapalle. Condolences to those who lost their near and dear ones. May the injured recover soon. An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakhs from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs.…
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) August 21, 2024
At the time of the incident, many were spotted with their skin ripped and peeling off. Bodies were soaked in blood. Kin of the deceased are sitting outside the hospitals requesting for the dead bodies, as one body is yet to be recovered, as the blast left the body in pieces. Officials are planning a DNA test for the unidentified body.
Chandrababu Naidu has assured that he will take severe action and will go to high-level enquiry and he promised to take serious action if the accident was caused due to the management negligence. Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu visited the affected area and kin of the families today.
#WATCH | Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu meet the people who got injured in a reactor explosion incident occurred at a company in Atchutapuram SEZ, in Anakapalle, yesterday.
— ANI (@ANI) August 22, 2024
(Source: I&PR) pic.twitter.com/3KhJIumF4U
The remains of 12 of the dead were taken to King George Hospital (KGH), Visakhapatnam and the remaining were sent to Anakapalli Government Hospital. Doctors have completed the postmortem and given the bodies to the kin of the deceased except one. Families are demanding a strict investigation into the incident.
The unfortunate incident has taken 18 lives, in which one body is yet to be identified. The names of the deceased are as follows
1. Neelapu Ramireddy (48) - Assistant General Manager
2. Prashanth Hamsa (33) - Senior Executive, Production
3. Narayana Rao (33) - Assistant Manager
4. Ganesh Kumar (32) - Senior Executive
5. Harika (22) - Trainee Engineer
6. Rajasekhar (21) - Trainee Process Engineer
7. Satish (31) - Senior Executive
8. Nagababu (35) - Assistant Manager
9. Nageswara Ramachandra Rao (47) - Assistant Manager, Team Leader
10. Sanyasi Naidu (55) - Housekeeping
11. Chinna Rao (33) - Painter
12. Parthasarathy (27) - Fitter
13. Mohan Durga Prasad (19) - Housekeeping Boy
14. Ananda Rao (36) - Assistant Manager
15. Surendra (37) - Assistant Manager
16. Venkata Sai (27) - Senior Executive
17. Chiranjeevi (24) - Fitter
18. Unidentified Person
