TABLE OF CONTENTS-

S.NO. Title Page

1. Abstract 1
2. Acknowledgement 2
3.  Introduction 3-4
 Definition of Accident
 Major Process Hazard
4.  LG polymer gas leakage 5-8
 Oil India Baghjan fire
5.  Cause of fire in chemical 9-14
industries
 Accident location in chemical
industries
 Record and reporting of
accidents
6. Detailed report of chemical 15-22
industry accidents
7. Accident record detail in chemical 22-30
industries
8. References 30-36
List of Tables-
Table1. Cause of fire in chemical industries .………………………….………………………….9
Table2. Accident location in chemical industries ………………………...……………………..11
Table3. Record and reporting of accidents ……………………………………….……………..14
Table4. Accident record detail in chemical industries …………………………………..………22

List of Figures-
Figure1. Cause of fire in chemical industries ………………………………….……...………….9
Figure2. Accident location in chemical industries …………………….………………………...11
Figure3. Record and reporting of accidents ……………………………………………………..14
 ABSTRACT

Our study deals with to comply the data of accident happened in chemical industries and analyze
the data to assess causes of accident, highly hazardous area or highly accident-prone equipment
and machinery in an industry.
This project is based on simple approach to collect the data from various sources either it is a
government report, newspaper article, individual agency report, NGO report etc. This project
report covered all the accident happened in a chemical industry since 2000. It consists the
detailed report and assessment that which is most accident prone or hazardous equipment in an
industry. One hundred and twenty-four accidents involve major fires or explosion which
occurred across the India in tanks, warehouses, storage yards etc. have been studied.
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We have taken efforts in this project. However, it would not have been possible without the kind
support and help of many individuals and organizations. We would like to extend our sincere
thanks to all of them.

We are highly indebted to Ms. Tabassum Abbasi for her guidance and constant supervision as
well as for providing necessary information regarding the project and also for his support in
completing the project.

We would like to express our gratitude towards our parents and member of University of
Petroleum and Energy Studies for their kind co-operation and encouragement which helped us in
completion of this project.

We would like to express our special gratitude and thanks to industry persons for giving us such
attention and time.

Our thanks and appreciation also go to my colleague in developing this internship project and
people who have willingly helped me out with their abilities.
Introduction-
India is one of the most developing or growing country in the world, some good path is taken by
Indian government and chemical industries in developing progress of the country. But in these
chemical industries growth of modernization of processes has not been quite good it generates
lots of accident in industries due to negligence of safety measure or over exploitation of
machines without proper maintenance and services. Due to this more people or skilled
personnel now live dangerously close to some hazard in these industries.
As per a study done by International Labour Office which revealed that a total of 586 major
accident hazard unit and 75 hazardous chemicals. In a report of “The Guardian” it states that
54000 people killed or injured in factory accident between 2014-2016 and many other industrial
accidents remain unknown or unreported. The biggest mishap had been written in dark words in
the history of India when Bhopal Gas Tragedy occurred in 1984 in which 4000 people dies
within days and over 16,000 claimed. In this approx. 5.5 lakh people suffered of non-fatal
injuries. This report explains a portion of accidents and fire in chemical process industries which
occurred during (2000-2020) in India. This report considered the examination of process
industries, and due to these accidents in the industries many employees or workers were affected
which led to loss of skilled personnel, loss of money and fatality.

Definition of accident-
Accident is an unfortunate or unexpected or unintentionally event under a circumstantial
situation which outcomes is damage to the property, environment and fatality of human being. It
can be averted by achieving the environmental condition, periodic inspection of equipment and
implementation of engineering controls.
It is of mainly three types-1. Major accident
2. Minor accident
3. Near-miss incident
But we mainly explain here about the minor and major accident in chemical industries.
Major accident- In this accident outcome is damage to property, environment, injury or fatality.
Minor accident- In this accident outcome does not in damage to property, environment, injury
or fatality.
Accident can further be classified on the following basis- (Depend on the work and damage)
Degree of injury/fatality
Degree of intention of accident
Degree of expectedness
Degree of avoidability
Degree of property loss
Degree of environmental damage etc.
Reason of accidents- As briefed above it is an unfortunate or unexpected event which can take
place at anywhere but accident occur due to unsafe working condition, human error, mechanical
fault etc. It is a point to take up that why the condition are unsafe, why the cause of human error
and the simple answer is due to increase in demand with growing economy, population and huge
demand result in the increase in pressure on industries of fulfilling demand, branding their name,
competency etc. are the root cause behind the accidents. By increasing of mechanization,
chemicalization and other processes have made industrial jobs more and more complex and
intricate, this has led to various accidents and injuries as well as damage to both property and
people working there.
Some of the main reasons of accidents are-
● Unsafe conditions
● Unsafe acts
● Mechanical faults
● Overload
● Human errors
● Fire
Major Process Hazard-
Hazard is a physical or chemical situation which has the potential to cause harm to property,
environment and life of human under different circumstances. Chemical process industries are
concerned due to some specific hazards are fire, explosion, blast, leakage, rupturing etc. These
possible hazards can do some serious damage to the industries which create a huge loss of
property, lives, environment and also cause impact on economy. Accident of these type of hazard
directly impact individual or societal profit.
As per the data collected of chemical industry accident take place between 2000-2020 in which
explosion is the main reason behind the 30 percent industry accident which caused a huge
damage to the property and threat to human life via injury or fatality. Secondly fire is the main
cause of industry accident. On third leakage of toxic gases is the cause of industry accident
which had proportion of 18.60 %. The leakage of toxic gas releases has perhaps the greatest
potential to impact large number of populations in a very less time which can cause area toxified
for several months to several years. Large toxic release or leakage is very rare case but as the LG
polymer gas case it causes huge impact on nearby community result in death of 12 people, at
least 32 animals get killed and movement of thousands of people out of toxified area.
Overall, there is no distinction is made between fire, explosion, leakage, flash fire, blast, human
error etc.
As per globally increase in chemical industries accident, companies should take safety as priority
in their working environment and in workers behavior. Also, it’s a job of industries to provide
proper training and shift break to decrease human error while for other causes need to safety
tools of engineering either it is safety valve, relief valve, control system etc. and proper waste
disposal to prevent environment.
LG Polymer Gas Leakage-
Bhopal gas tragedy still running in mind since 1984 which caused a disaster resulted in the death
of approx. 16,000 people and long-term injury of approx. 5 lakh people whose traces are still
available in Bhopal. This accident had taken place due to negligence of safety measures by the
industry.
The same type of mishap had taken place on 7 May 2020 in LG Polymer firm in Vizag or
Vishakhapatnam in the state of Andhra Pradesh. According to a report, gas started leaking
around 2:30 a.m. which was identified by two residents living just about 200 meters from the
plant. Kiran is the first who smelt the gas and immediately dialed his friend Suresh living on the
other end of the village. Around thousands of people live in the nearby region of the plant. Due
to vapors of styrene gas around 12 people and 32 animals got killed in this mishap. After hearing
the gas leakage news, the local department started the process to empty the people from villages
and also NDRF started its work to assess the situation of gas present in the environment. In the
escaping over 800 people had suffered injuries which were then hospitalized. It had been
reported that around 15,000 people have been vacated from their homes in panic. There also
were sufficient indications that the environment through which vapors traversed has been
adversely affected. Even a week after the tragedy people living in the nearby area of LG polymer
plant feared to go back because the tragedy due to gas leak engulfed their mind with fear. Many
complaints have come to the local hospitals of having headaches, vomiting, itching and burning
sensation in eyes, breathing problems, dizziness and skin irritations.

Image of Styrene gas vapor leaking from the storage tank of LG polymers Pvt. Ltd.
There was every possibility that the death-toll would have been far higher if the highly
inflammable styrene vapors had ignited and the huge quantity of styrene monomer stored in two
large tanks at the plant had exploded. Miraculously that did not occur and the vast majority of
people in the Vizag metropolitan region survived due to disaster unscathed.

The reason behind the least effect of gas leakage is that styrene gas is not that much toxic but it is
highly inflammable. Styrene gas has a high Threshold Limit value which is 215 mg/m3 whether
in Bhopal gas leakage methyl isocyanate has a high Threshold Limit Value which is 0.05mg/m3.
The National Green Tribunal put a finger on the plant behind this accident which is LG Polymer
India Pvt. Ltd. is owned by LG Chem Ltd. an affiliate of LG corps - the giant South Korean
multinational company. LG polymer plant had employed about 500 workers and had a
production capacity of about 650 tons of styrene-based product every day.

Styrene gas which was imported from Singapore was probably stored in a 5000 KL capacity
tank. At the time of the accident one of the storage tanks in the plant had reportedly contained
about 1900 KL of styrene monomer, was the one that had leaked. As per report, the company
worker first detected the gas leak but did not alert authorities or the nearby residents. As per the
authorities first call of gas leakage came around 3:25 am by the local resident, not the company.
Kiran and Suresh are the people from residents who woke the others and evacuated the villagers
to safety for the next one hour. Due to protest by the people, the company had to transport the
remaining styrene monomer around 13,000 KL by ship back to Seoul. The latest disaster at vizag
is yet another example of utterly irresponsible attitude of at least some sections within decision
makers in the industry whose priority is anything but health and safety and who are averse to
upholding principles and in following best practices. Despite of many accident’s lessons have not
been learned and the reoccurrence of Styrene related runaway incidents continues.

Lack of environment clearance-

The South Korean parent company, LG Chem, said in its May 2019 affidavit, a part of an
application for environment clearance, that the company did not have a legitimate environmental
clearance issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), after
receiving an Environmental impact assessment (EIA), substantiating the produced quantity and
for continuing operations. According to the EIA notification (amendment) of 2006 under the
Environment Protection Act of 1986, LG Chemicals India, which is part of the petrochemical
industry, falls into the category 'A' and should get clearance from the MoEFCC every time they
expanded their plant or brought a change to their manufactured product after November 2006.
LG Chem expanded its operations at LG Polymers plant five times between 2006 and 2018
without such clearance. According to the May 2019 affidavit, since 1997, it was instead
operating with state permits required for starting a new business with renewals every five years.

LG Polymers had never asked for a federal clearance until 2017 and as per the minutes of a
meeting between the company and the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board, the latter denied
the former's request of producing engineering plastics at its plant. However, a member of the
state pollution board said that there was no information available regarding any order by the state
government to stop the operation of the plant. In 2018, the company applied for an
environmental clearance for the first time, to expand its manufacturing capacity of polystyrene, a
plastic used to make bottles and lids. The Environment ministry sent the application for a review
citing that the company didn't have a clearance for the chemicals it was already manufacturing.
The company withdrew the application while applying for a retroactive clearance that the
ministry offered to companies in 2018 as a one-time amnesty, which remained pending until the
fatal leak occurred.

According to the AP, officials and legal experts indicated that the plant seemed to be operating in
a legal grey area, with the environmental clearance required under central regulations while the
state executives are to look after the enforcement.

Relief and Rescue-

Nearly 200-250 families were evacuated from villages in a five-kilometer (3.1 mi) radius around
the plant. About 300 people were hospitalized, according to a media report. The chief minister of
Andhra Pradesh announced a grant of Rs. 1 crore for the kin of those deceased in the accident.
He further announced ₹25,000 for those who received primary treatment, RS 1 lakh for those
who received longer treatment, and ₹1 lakh for those on ventilator support. To neutralize the gas,
around 500 kilograms (1,100 lb.) of the antioxidant 4-tert-butylcatechol (PTBC) will be airlifted
by the Government of Andhra Pradesh and sent to the crippled factory. The Central Government
flew in a specialized CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear) team of the National
Disaster Response force (NDRF) from Pune to the site as well.

Health effects of Styrene gas-

● Skin/ eye irritation

● Acute toxicity
● Hearing damage and suspected of reproductive toxicity
● Damage to fertility or the unborn child
● Fatal if enters in airways
● Carcinogenic to humans
● Harmful to aquatic life
● High exposure lead to brain and liver functions
● Poisonous gas produced when it is ignited

Views of experts on the cause of gas leakage-

● Some experts suspected that corrosion to be responsible of leak.
● Some experts suspected that overheating and corrosion is the reason of gas leak.
● As per initial investigation reports the cause of gas leakage is maintenance failure,
operational error and improper storage.
● Some experts suspected that clogged cooling system was the cause of temperature surge
in a storage tank which lead to gas leakage.
Oil India Baghjan fire-
Before this mishap occurred in 2016 after the proposal of this project several NGOs and
environmental activists protested against the extraction from oil wells due to lack of experience
and machinery for deep extraction. Oil India brought the machinery from a Gujarat firm for this
project and got a nod from MOEFCC after a 2-year break. Fire has been started in the oil well
under the Oil India limited in Baghjan Oilfield. First blowout took place on 27 may 2020 and the
cause behind this is machinery failure leading to uncontrolled leakage of gas/oil from the well.
Gas is leaking uncontrollably despite the continuously pumping of water in the well. Leaking gas
catches fire on 9 June which does not doused upto 50 days. After the leakage local communities
residing near the oil well transferred to the relief camp 12 km from the site. It creates a huge
impact on the environment and the biodiversity in the nearby national park. As per a report, NGT
ordered Oil India to pay the fine of 25 crores for the damage to the environment. Oil India passed
a statement to pay the 30,000 as a compensation for the damage. As per studies done by OP
Singh faculty at the Department of Environmental Studies, North Eastern Hill university is that
oil spill on the ground contains hundreds of toxic and carcinogenic chemical compounds
contaminating the soil and environment. It affects the fertility of soil and breathable air that gets
poisonous for long periods which shows the high damage to health and property of people. Two
firefighters got killed during the extinguish of fire. Oil India calls the Singapore experts to
control the blowout which got injured in the controlling process.

Effect on environment and biodiversity-

 An endangered gangetic dolphin was recovered in critical condition after a blowout.
 Dibru Saikhowa National Park and Maguri Motapung Beel which are a unique
biodiversity hotspot for 36 mammals and 382 species of birds got affected because of
blowout and its sound upto 12 km.
 As per experts due to this blowout very less birds are seen in the area, either they have
died or flown away.
 A bird guide Jiban Dutta said that on 6 June locals rescued a king quail covered in oil.
 Environment impact assessment report shall be prepared by NEERI.
 Environment remains contaminated for a long period of time and upto then the site
remains prohibited for living.
 As per survey 1383 families affected by the fire and 1610 families evacuated.
 Fertility of land got affected due to spillage of oil in the field.
Health Effects-
 Dizziness
 Nausea
 Neurologic
 Skin irritation
 Stress
 Irritation in eyes
 Breathing problems etc.
Table-1: Shows mains causes of fire in chemical industries are:

Cause of event Proportion

Blast 9.30%

Explosion 30.23%

Fire 27.90%

Flash Fire 5.81%

Human error 2.32%

Overheating, High Pressure 2.32%

Spillage 2.32%

Blowing 1.16%

Leakage 18.60%

Blast
Leakage 9%
19%

Blowing
1%
Spillage
2%
Overheating or High
Pressure Explosion
2% error
Human 30%
3%

Flash Fire
6%

Fire
28%
Blast Explosion Fire Flash Fire Human error Overheating or High Pressure Spillage Blowing Leakage

Figure-1
● Blast- blast is one of the main reasons for the accidents in industries occur due to some
materials which are energetically unstable and has explosives properties, materials are
sensitive to shock, friction, heat etc. and may dictate special procedures for safe handling.
Blast cause around 9% of the accidents in chemical process industries
● Explosions- An explosion is a rapid increase in volume and release of energy in an
extreme manner, usually with the generation of high temperatures and the release of
gases. Explosion causes around 30% of the accidents in chemical process industries in
India.
● Fire-The fire is a process of burning that produces heat, light, and often smokes and
flames. the effects of fire on the people takes the form of skin burns due to exposure to
thermal radiations. Fire causes around 27% of accidents in chemical industries
● Flash fire-A flash fire occurs when a cloud of flammable gas and air is ignited. the speed
of burning is function of the concentration of the flammable component in the cloud and
also the wind speed. Within a few second of ignition the flame spreads both upwind and
downwind of the ignition source. Flash fire causes almost 6% of accidents in chemical
industries in India.
● Human error- It has been defined as any improper decision or behavior which may have a
negative impact on the effectiveness, safety or performance system. human error caused
around 2.5% of accidents in chemical industries in India
● Overheating and high pressure- It occurred due to failure of pressure relief system and
temperature control system of a process line in an industry. In chemical industry
accidents it contributes about 2.32 %.
● Spillage- In industrial production spillage is the loss of production output due to
production of a series of defective and unacceptable products which must be rejected.
spillage can lead to various explosions and blast in oil and chemical industries. Spillage
caused about 2.3% of accidents in India since 2000
● Blowing- In this blowing up of chemical reactor which mainly contributes around 1.16%
accidents in the chemical industries.
● Leakage- a leak is a way for a fluid or a gas to escape a container or tank, through which
the contents of the container can escape or outside mater can enter which can cause the
accidents. types of leak openings include puncture, rust or other corrosion hole, crack etc.
leakage causes around 18% of accidents in industries.
Table-2: Shows the accident location and their proportion in chemical industries are:
Accident Location Proportion
Storage 4.54%
Laboratory 6.06%
Boiler 13.63%
Storage Tank 16.66%
Warehouse 3.03%
Chemical Reactor 18.18%
Disposal area 4.54%
Pipeline 1.51%
Compressor shed 1.51%
Vacuum dryer 1.51%
Electric circuit fault 4.54%
Drums 1.51%
Cooling tower 1.51%
Cylinder 3.03%
Vessel 1.51%
Storm water drainage 1.51%
LD converter 1.51%
Valve 1.51%
Heat exchanger 1.51%
Bottling chamber 1.51%
Unknown 9.09%

20.00% 18.18%
16.66%

15.00% 13.63%

9.09%
10.00%
6.06%
4.54% 4.54% 4.54%
5.00% 3.03% 3.03%
1.51%1.51%1.51% 1.51%1.51% 1.51%1.51%1.51%1.51%1.51%1.51%
0.00%
Proportion

Storage Boiler Storage Tank Warehouse

Chemical Reactor Disposal area Pipeline Compressor shed
Vaccum dryer Electic circuit fault Laboratory Drums
Cooling tower Cylinder Vessel Storm water drainage

Figure-2
● Storage- this is the area or tanks where all the flammable substance or chemicals are
stored in a chemical process industry. So, in this area safety is an important factor but due
 to some reasons some mishappening occurs in these areas which lead to various accidents
in these industries. accident in storage area in India is about 4.54%
● Laboratory- this is a place equipped for experimental study in a science or for testing and
analysis a research in some chemical process industries. these laboratories might catch
some fire due to some reaction in them or due to some leakage. accidents in laboratories
in India is around 6%
● Boiler- A boiler is a closed vessel in which fluid is heated. The heated or vaporized fluid
exits the boiler for use in various processes or heating applications. some accidents also
happen due to less safety of boiler or not so proper safety precautions while working on
boiler. around 13.63% of accidents in chemical process industries is because of boiler
accidents.
● Storage tanks- storage tanks are containers that hold liquids, compressed gases there are
various types of tanks which used by chemical process industry like transport tank, boiler
tank etc. In India about 16% of the accidents in chemical process industry is because of
some defect or leakage or fire in these storage tanks only.
● Warehouse-A warehouse is a building for storing goods. Warehouses are used by
manufacturers, importers, exporters, wholesalers, transport etc. so as we observed in
many chemical industries accidents warehouse fire or some storing goods or flammable
product caught fire in warehouse which lead to an accident, about 3.03% of the accidents
in India are because of warehouse lack of safety.
● Chemical reactor- A chemical reactor is an enclosed volume in which a chemical reaction
takes place. In chemical process industries there are various hazards related to chemical
reactors if safety is not proper according to these hazards it can lead to various accidents
as in our report, about 18.18% of accidents in chemical process industry in India are
because of chemical reactors.
● Disposal area- this is the area where waste product from chemical process industry is
being disposed so if there is some flammable product which is going to be disposed or
any other product which can caught fire or can be reacted easily should be disposed by
proper precautions but in India about 4.54% of the accidents is because of the disposed
material as it was reactive or flammable.
● Pipeline- Pipeline is used for the transportation of liquid and gases to various places and
in chemical and oil industrial flammable liquid and gases are being transferred so there
are chances of accidents because of the hazards, about 1.51% of the accidents caused by
pipeline accidents.
● Electric circuit fault-this is one of the most common faults in any kind of industry but it
can lead to various accidents causing damaged to property as well as loss of life, in
chemical process industries electric circuit fault cause around 4.54% of the accidents
● Drums- these are the vessel in which any type of liquid is stored maybe flammable and
any type of chemical as per chemical process industry, Drums caused about 1.51% of the
accident in chemical and oil industries.
● Cylinders- in cylinders flammable or non -flammable gases and liquid is being kept. but
cylinders can cause various accident if not handled or kept properly at proper places.
these cause about3.03% of the accidents in industries.
● Vessel- this is a solid hollow container used to contain liquid, flammable or non-
flammable liquid could be there so it can lead to any accidents in chemical process
industry. about 1.51% of accidents in these industries is because of carelessly handling of
vessel.
● Valve- A valve is a device or natural object that regulates, directs or controls the flow of
a fluid (gases, liquids, fluidized solids, or slurries) by opening, closing, or partially
obstructing various passageways. so due to some failure in valve lead to an accidents so
proper maintenance of valve should be there. in chemical process industries there are
around 1.5% of accidents which caused by valve.
● Heat exchanger- A heat exchanger is a system used to transfer heat between two or more
fluids. Heat exchangers are used in both cooling and heating processes. So, if there is any
wrong regulating or transferring of heat from one liquid to another which can lead to
an accident. In chemical industries 1.5% of accidents are because of the wrong handling
of heat exchangers.
● Unknown- There are some of the reasons for the accidents in chemical process industry
which left undetected by the accident surveyors or other safety professionals this factor is
about 9% of the total accidents in India in chemical and oil industries.
● Compressor Shed- Compressor shed contributes around 1.51% in chemical industry
accidents.
● Vacuum dryer- It is an equipment used to remove moisture from the solid materials,
usually a wet solid has been removed by creating vacuum. It contributes around 1.51% in
accident.
● Cooling tower- It is a specialized heat exchanger in which air and water are brought in
contact to reduce water temperature. It contributes around 1.51% in chemical industry
accidents.
● Storm water drainage- It is a well-planned infrastructure designed to drain excess storm
water or rain water to prevent the standby of water at one place. It contributes around
1.51% in accidents in chemical industry.
● LD converter- LD converter is a refined version of Bessemeter converter in which
blowing of air is replaced by blowing of oxygen. It reduced the cost of plant, time of
smelting and increase in labour productivity. It contributes around 1.51% in accident in
chemical industries.
● Bottling Chamber- In this bottle has been filled with the fluid materials in the contained
chamber. It contributes around 1.51% in accident in chemical industries.
Records and reporting of accidents: -
Table-3: Shows the accident record and news reporting of accident in chemical industries
are:

Chemical accident Record (2000-2020) No of accident

Total accident (From CAIRS and News report) 124
Accident record (From news report) 65
Accident record (No news reported) 59

Accident Reported

47.58% Accident record (From news report)

52.41% Accident record (No news reported)

Figure-3
As per CAIRS (govt. agency) and news reports we found about 124 accident in which 65
accident record had been found in news reporting’s and about 59 accident remained unreported.
It is a very small number in reporting as per “The guardian” from 2014-16 around 54000 people
get killed in industries accident which is a huge number and many of them remained unreported
and unrecorded which results in exploitation of workers and employees by the industries to
remain prevented from paying the compensation wages to them. Many cases go unreported
because for securing their name, brand, accident accusation charges, external investigation,
prevention of fine by government, environment exploitation charges, safety measures
investigation and from several other reasons.
Detailed report of some Chemical Industries accident-
Chemical manufacturing industry
Boisar Factory Blast
The death toll reported in the blast at a chemical factory in Palghar district rose to 8. As
per the local administration blast occurred at an under construction pharmaceutical
factory. Authorities are unable to point out what had caused the boiler explosion.
Explosion was so huge that it was heard upto 15 km radius and windows of some houses
got shattered.

Metropolitan Eximchem pvt. ltd

On 18 February 2020 an accident occurred in the chemical company in Dombivali led to
the fire. The fire was extinguished around 4 am, 15 hrs. after it started. The blaze at
Metropolitan Eximchem Pvt. Ltd. in Maharashtra Industrial Development corporation led
to over 100 explosions. An inquiry has been set up by Thane collector to investigate
whether the factory was following fire safety regulation or not.

RIL rubber plant

3 people were killed in a fire that broke out in RIL rubber plant on 29 November 2018.
The fire was restricted by the effort of the RIL firefighting team in one section. An
investigation has been started to point out the cause of the fire. (RIL rubber plant, 2018)

Balaji Chemicals
On 14 June 2019 an explosion broke out in the boiler at Balaji chemicals. 3 people have
been killed in this accident. Thick layer of smoke from the explosion engulfed the area.
Firefighting team rushed to the spot and the collector ordered an inquiry of the accident.

Alkyl Amines plant

A fire broke out in a chemical plant in MIDC area Pune. Fire broke out at plant Alkyl
Amines around 10:15 pm. No casualties occurred due to the accident. Fire broke out in
the storage area of solvents.

GIDC chemical plant

On 10 October 2019 a major fire broke out at a chemical factory in an industrial area in
Gujarat. There were no reports of any casualties in this accident.

Balaji Chemicals
13 people killed and 72 injured in a fire at a chemical factory in Dhule. As per police, fire
started about 9:30 in a factory. Fire was followed by several explosions and it takes 2.5
hrs. to bring under control. Workers were caught in blaze and died due to burn, others
died of suffocation and the collapsing by the portion of factory.
Sajjan India ltd
On 7 July 2019 fire broke out in the warehouse of a chemical company in Ankleshwar.
No casualties were reported in this accident. Manufacturing unit located in the vicinity
has been shut by administration as a precautionary measure.

Kandla chemical factory

A blast has taken place in a chemical warehouse close to Indian Oil refinery near Kandla
port in Gujarat. 3 people are reported dead in the accident. As per reports, a storage tank
caught fire and was a reason behind the blast.

LG Polymer
On 7 may 2020 a tragic accident took place in the chemical plant of LG polymers. 11
people including a child reported died after toxic gas released from a chemical plant.
More than 200 people have been admitted to hospital due to severe problems with
respiration.

Shakti Paper Mill

This incident took place at Shakti paper mill in Tetla village in Chhattisgarh on 7 may
2020. There were some workers who were cleaning an open tank filled with paper waste.
The mill had remained shut due to which there was poisonous gas in that tank. At least 7
workers of a paper mill fell ill after inhaling poisonous gas.

Bharat Dynamics
There is an explosion in Bharat Dynamics Limited, a defense laboratory in Hyderabad.
The accident occurred in BDL premises where employees were disposing of waste
explosives in a pit. Small quantity of waste explosive exploded while being disposed of
as a routine practice at a burning pit. Four workers were injured in that accident.

Bhagiratha chemicals
A major fire accident occurred at production block 3 at a factory site of Bhagiratha
chemicals located at ongole, Andhra Pradesh. In this accident 2 people died and caused
major loss to the property.

Gujarat Narmada valley fertilizer and chemicals ltd

An accident took place when there was a gas leakage at Toluene Di-Isocyanate TDI unit
at Dahej. This was due to mechanical fault in the heat exchanger of the company’s TDI
plant. 6 workers died due to the inhalation of gas and many more were also affected.
United Phosphorus
An accident took place in which a major fire broke out in the scrapyard of united
phosphorus limited plant number 1 at Ankleshwar. The smoke columns which were
formed could be seen from 2 km in that fire. No casualties took place but some damage to
the property happened.

GSP cropscience
A major accident took place when a blast happened which led to a huge fire at the
premises of a chemical plant of GSP crop sciences. 4 workers were killed and 9 others
injured in that accident. Machinery and equipment at two plants of the company were
damaged.

Hindustan insecticides ltd

An explosion in a tanker following leak of hazardous carbon disulfide during an
unloading session at the premises of the Hindustan Insecticides Ltd. This incident
happened when the CS2 in liquid form was being transferred from a tanker to a
manufacturing plant at the Margozeb factory. The volatile liquid compound catches fire
spontaneously upon coming into contact with air. A leak in the tanker valve has resulted
in release of the toxic vapor and caused at least 3 explosions which deflated tanker tires.
16 people were injured in that explosion.

Vizag steel plant

This was the worst ever accident in the history of Visakhapatnam steel plant. In this
accident 16 workers including some officers were burnt alive following a huge explosion
in the oxygen plant in the steel melting shop 3 unit. The explosion occurred when
officials were conducting a trial run of the oxygen plant. The oxygen plant was
completely gutted as huge flames swept through the unit.

Pune Chemical factory

A major fire broke out at a chemical manufacturing unit in Pune. No casualty was
reported in the incident as the plant, located in Kurkumbh, MIDC. The blaze erupted
around 10.30 am. Water tankers were rushed to the site and the fire was doused. He
added that drums containing acetone and ethanol were kept at the plant. As the fire
spread, those drums caught fire and exploded. A blanket of thick black smoke engulfed
the area after the blaze.
Asiatic Gases
This accident took place in Asiatic gases limited in Orissa. At least two people were
killed and two injured today, when oxygen cylinders exploded in a plant.

United Phosphorus ltd.

Two laborers were killed when a reactor exploded in a united phosphorus limited
chemical unit at Ankleshwar. At least six people were injured, one of them critically
injured in that blast, and the fire that broke out. eight people were working in the unit
when the accident took place, blast caused due to the overheating of the reactor.
 Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd
This accident happened when ammonia gas was being transferred by a lorry going to
Ambalamedu division. This Leakage of Ammonia gas has been reported at Fertilizers and
Chemicals Travancore Ltd.

Hindustan insecticides ltd

This accident took place at Hindustan insecticides ltd (HIL) at Udyog Mandal near
velour. This accident occurred when technicians were draining the chemicals from a
bullet tanker. At least 12 persons were injured in this accident.

Gharda Chemicals ltd

Two persons were killed and three injured in a fire at the Gharda Chemicals ltd, MIDC,
in Dombivli. Thirty workers were in the pesticide manufacturing unit's plant 4 when there
was a huge explosion. Primary investigations show that the fire was due to a mechanical
fault.

BHEL
This accident took place when a major fire burst out in the Bharat Heavy Electricals
Limited's (BHEL) plant. The fire started from BHEL's transformer block number three.
No casualties or injuries were reported in the incident.

Gulf Oil
This incident took place when a major fire broke out on the premises of the Gulf Oil
Corporation Limited, formerly the Indian Detonators Industries (IDL), at Kukatpally.
When the employees had gone out for lunch. The loss of property was not estimated. The
fire mishap, coming after last year's blast in the company which claimed eight lives,
created panic in Kukatpally and surrounding areas. According to the police, the fire
started after a cylinder blast in the R&D lab.

Petrochemical/ Power generation industry-

Indian oil corporation limited
On 29 October 2009 an accident took place in Indian Oil Corporation fuel depot in
Sitapura. Due to the explosion 12 people were killed and 200 injured in this accident.
Smoke has been scattered, leaving the sky dark which causes the movement of people of
nearby villages by administration. As per media reports, 30 fire tenders reached to spot
on time.
National thermal power corporation
On 1 November 2017 an accident had been occurred in NTPC power plant in Raebareli.
Accident occurred in the ash-handling section of the plant. Explosion takes place inside
the boiler causing cinder and steam to gush out thereby fatally injuring the workers. The
explosion kills at least 20 people and around 100 injured. As per NTPC statement a
sudden abnormal sound was heard around 3:30 pm at a new 500 MW unit. The Central
government sent an NDRF team at the spot to handle the situation.

ONGC
On 3 September 2019 a fire broke out at the oil and gas processing plant in Navi
Mumbai. 3 people of CISF fire and safety wing and plant supervisor were killed in this
accident. Fire has been doused by the fire services within 2 hrs. Gas has been diverted to
Hazira plant in Gujarat having no impact on processing plant.

NLC thermal plant

The incident took place due to the boiler explosion at an NLC thermal power plant at
Neyveli. The fire broke out at the TS 2 power plant resulting in burn injuries to two
regular employees and six contract workers. The boiler is 84 m high and when the
accident occurred, the workers and technicians were at a height of about 32 m.

Gulf Oil
The explosion occurred when staff were trying to dispose of chemicals at Gulf oil
corporation Ltd., which makes detonators. 2 workers died and 13 others were injured.
When they were disposing of rejected detonators at an open place adjacent to a shed.
Apparently, they were deactivating the detonators when suddenly the blast occurred.

Indian oil corporation limited

A fire broke out in a storage tank of the Indian oil corporation terminal at Hazira. 5
people were killed in that accident. The tank which caught fire had almost 5000 KL of
petrol in it, half of its capacity when it caught fire. The fire was brought under control
after more than 24 hrs.

BPCL
This was a tragic accident of explosion at the oil refinery at Kochi operated by Bharat
Petroleum Corporation Limited. The mishap happened at the electricity generation plant
at the oil refinery. It was suspected that an electric fire triggered the explosion as the
plant works on LPG. In this a contract worker lost his life in an explosion.
 BPCL
A fire broke out at state-run Bharat Petroleum Corporation’s Mehul refinery in Mumbai
in which 40 people were injured. The accident took place at the compressor shed of the
hydrocracker plant, triggering an explosion. Eight people got seriously injured.

Cochin Shipyard
This accident took place when an explosion occurred in the forward area of a drillship
owned by ONGC which killed five people and injured seven others at the Cochin
Shipyard Limited (CSL). This happened shortly after a gas leakage was reported near the
AC compartment area of the ship. The explosion took place when the workers were
involved in cutting and welding work around the portable water tank of the ship.

Haldia petrochemicals
An unexplained accident at Haldia petrochemicals cracker complex at West Bengal state
in eastern India has left three people dead. This happened due to a gas leak in that
industry.

HPCL
In this accident at least 22 people were killed and 15 others injured at the 4.5 million ton
of crude in Hindustan Petroleum refinery in Visakhapatnam. The fire ignited after an
LPG pipeline leakage results in an explosion in the storage area of the refinery. About
70,000 people in the vicinity of the plant are said to have fled their homes in search of
safer places.

HPCL
A major accident occurred at state-owned HPCL refinery-cum-petrochemical complex
here Friday evening, killing 4 persons and injuring 39 people. The fire broke out due to a
blast in the cooling tower due to a short circuit. HPCL has shut down its daily production
to 166,000 barrels per day (bpd) Vizag refinery after the fire in the cooling tower.

HPCL
This accident happened when fire broke out in an LPG plant of Hindustan petroleum
corporation limited at Unnao district UP. 3 persons got injured in that accident. The
injured workers said the fire was caused by leakage of gas from a valve and soon it
assumed alarming proportion.

Pharmaceutical industry
Suven life sciences
Fire incidence occurred in the Suven pharmaceuticals on 26 April 2020. No one has been
killed or injured in this incident. At the time of the accident there were fewer staff
available on the site. People on site contained the fire in one portion until fire tender
arrived.

Pusilin Biotechnology
3 people killed including two Chinese nationals burnt to death when a boiler exploded.
Nuh SP said the incident took place around 3:30 pm while doing repair work on the
boiler. As per preliminary investigation the explosion occurred due to lack of proper
maintenance of the boiler.

Seutic Pharma
A major fire broke out in a pharma chemical company in the industrial area. 7 people got
injured in this accident. Hazardous material apparatus rescue vehicle has been reached on
the spot and saved the 20 workers from fire. Regional fire officers send the 8 fire tenders
at spot after receiving a call.

Dashmesh Medicare pvt. ltd

On 1 may 2012 a blast occurred in a pharma factory in Jalandhar. 4 people killed and 15
injured in a chemical reactor. A case has been filed against the MD of the company. Fire
was brought down under control by 2 dozen fire tender after 2.5 hrs.

Dr. Reddy's Laboratory

A major disaster was averted at Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories after a fire broke out at one of
its production units at Bachupally. Fire happened at a US FDA approved facility that
manufacturers finished drugs for exports. This accident took place due to a chemical
solvent leak sparked off a fire. No casualties in this accident.

Aurobindo Pharma
There was a fire accident in Aurobindo pharma Ltd. A flash fire accident occurred in the
company’s active pharmaceutical ingredients unit located in Andhra Pradesh. In this
accident 2 people died and 1 critically injured.

Smilax limited
2 people died and 2 others were injured in the accident in smilax labs in pharma city.
When 2 workers entered a room to clean it as there was a leakage of Methylene
Dichloride; which they inhaled and fell unconscious. Oxygen levels were also down in
that room and they died due to the MDC fumes and low oxygen.

Aurobindo Pharmaceuticals
This accident took place in which three workers sustained injuries in a fire which broke
out in the unit of Aurobindo Pharmaceuticals at Pydibheemavaram in Srikakulam district.
The fire was caused by an explosion in G-block due to high pressure in the vacuum dryer.
Fireworks industry
Sivakasi Factory explosion
On 5 September 2009 in the Sivakasi town of Tamil Nadu a blaze of accidents broke out
at a fireworks factory. Sivakasi town is known as the fireworks capital of India. As per
media reports several mishaps occurred in the past. 40 people died in 2009, 30 in 2001
and more than 60 in 1991. Every year 20-25 workers die each year in fire accidents. An
estimated annual turnover of the firework industry is more than $365m. In these factories
employees work in hazardous conditions resulting in the various health problems.

Regenesis Industries
This is an explosive industry and is a manufacturing unit where a chemical is being used
for manufacturing detonators exploded in one of the storage points at the unit at
Bommalaramaram. In this a worker died when he picked up the bottles containing
chemical (nickel hydrazine nitrate) used to manufacture detonators.

Table-4: Shows the accident record details of chemical industries are:

SN Industry Location Accide Chemical Cause of Death/Inju

O Name nt Date Event red
1 GSP Vadodra 21-01- Acetonitrile Blast 5/12
18
2 Sumangalam Rangareddy 26-01- Aluminium powder Blast 2/NA
Aluminium 15
extrusions
pvt.Ltd.
3 Gulf Oil Hyderabad 12-08- Detonators Blast 11/NA
Corporation 04
Ltd.,
4 Nectar Dera Bassi 25-08- Chemical reactor Blast NA/16
lifesciences 19
5 Yashashvi Dahej 02-05- Blast 8/40
Rasayan Pvt 20 (Boiler)
Ltd
6 Dashmesh Mohali 01-05- Blast 4/15
Medicare 12 (Chemica
pvt ltd. l
Reactor)
7 HPCL Vizag 24-08- Petrochemical Blast due 23/20
refinery 13 to short
circuit
8 Seutic Hyderabad 23-02- HCl,Br,Acetic acid, Blast in NA/7
pharma pvt 18 ethyl chemical
ltd alcohol,methanol reactor
etc.
9 BPCL plant Kochi 22-02- LPG Explosio 1/1
18 n due to
electric
fire
10 NTPC Raebareli 01-11- Cinder, Steam Explosio 40/100
power plant 17 n
11 Pusilin Nuh 10-06- Explosio 3/NA
biotechnolog 19 n
y pvt ltd
12 Dhule Dhule 31-08- Explosio 13/72
chemical 19 n
factory
13 Regenesis Bommalarama 04-06- Nickel hydrazine Explosio 1/NA
industries ram 19 nitrate n
Pvt Ltd
14 Vizag steel Vizag 14-06- Explosio 16/NA
plant 12 n
15 Asiatic Rourkela 09-04- Oxygen Explosio 2/2
gases Ltd. 11 n
16 United Bharuch 17-06- Phorate Explosio 2/6
phosphorous 11 n
ltd
17 BPCL Mumbai 08-08- Hydrocarbon Explosio NA/40
refinery 18 n
18 Cochin Ernakulam 13-02- Acetylene Explosio 5/9
shipyard 18 n
Ltd.
19 Gharda Thane 17-03- Acetaldehyde Explosio 2/NA
Chemicals 11 n
Limited
20 Bharath Hyderabad 13-06- Magnessium powder Explosio 4/NA
Dynamics 15 n
Ltd
21 Gulf Oil Hyderabad 23-02- Acetic Anhydride Explosio 2/13
Corporation 15 n
Ltd.,
22 Covalent Medak 28-12- Methonyl Explosio 1/NA
labs (P) Ltd. 16 n
23 Rakshit Medak 10-10- Ammonia Explosio 2/NA
drugs pvt ltd 15 n
24 Maa Labs Nizamabad 03-10- Sulfuric acid Explosio NA
Pvt Ltd 16 n
25 GOCL Rangareddy 13-02- Acetic acid Explosio NA/1
17 n
26 Reliance Raigad 06-06- Low density Explosio 3/54
Industries L 08 polyethylene n
27 Ideal Nalgonda 08-12- Pentaerythritol Explosio 2/NA
Industrial 13 tetranitrate n
explosives
Ltd.
28 DRDO Pune 20-06- Explosive material Explosio 1/NA
(HEMRL) 18 n
29 Aurobindo Srikakulam 28-11- Explosio NA/3
Pharma 11 n in
vaccum
dryer
30 IOCL Jaipur 29-10- Petrol Explosio 12/200
09 n in a
petrol
tank
31 Boisar Palghar 09-01- Explosio 8/NA
factory blast 20 n in
boiler
32 Matrix Labs Medak 05-03- Sodium Hydrate, Explosio 3/5
Ltd. 05 Esitophin n in
chemical
reactor
33 Aurobindo Medak 01-08- Explosio NA
Pharma 11 n in
chemical
reactor
34 Hasita Rangareddy 08-02- Acetic Anhydride Explosio 6/NA
Aromatics 16 Acetone n in
Pvt. Ltd reactor
(Temp.
imbalanc
e)
35 Sivakasi Sivakasi 05-09- Fireworks Fire NA
factory 12 explosives
explosion
36 Metropolitan Dombivali 18-02- Sulphur Fire NA
Eximchem 20
pvt. Ltd.
37 RIL rubber Vadodra 29-11- Isobutylene Fire 3/NA
plant 18
38 Suven life Hyderabad 26-04- Fire NA
sciences 20
39 Balaji Vizianagaram 14-06- Fire 3/NA
chemicals 19
40 Alkyl Pune 15-08- Fire NA
amines plant 19
41 GIDC Rajkot 10-10- Fire NA
chemical 19
plant
42 Sajjan India Ankleshwar 07-07- Fire NA
Ltd. 19
43 Chemical Kandla 30-12- Methanol Fire 3/NA
factory 19
kandla
44 Bhagiratha Ongole 11-08- Fire 2/NA
chemicals & 11
industries
45 United Ankleshwar 23-08- Fire NA
phosphorous 11
ltd
46 Pune Pune 22-05- Acetone, ethanol Fire NA
chemical 20
factory
47 IOCL Surat 05-01- Petrol Fire 5/NA
13
48 MSN Life Medak 25-04- Cyclonhexylanline Fire NA/2
Sciences 16
Pvt. Ltd
49 Ogene Medak 15-04- Toluene Fire 2/NA
Systems 16
India Ltd
50 Piramal Medak 05-11- Methonyl Fire 1/NA
Enterprises 15
Ltd
51 Accura Labs Nalgonda 25-09- Phosphorus Fire NA/1
Pvt. Ltd 13
52 HPCL Rangareddy 14-09- LPG Fire NA
17
53 Sanzyme Rangareddy 28-12- LPG Fire 2/NA
Pvt Ltd 16
54 Bharat Bhopal 10-10- Fire NA
Heavy 12
Elecrical
Ltd.
55 Haldia East 20-09- Fire NA/15
Petrochemic Medinipur 19
als Ltd.
56 Dhanuka Kotputli 01-10- Fire NA
Laboratory 18
factory
57 Kayvee Mehsana 13-11- Alcohol Fire due 5/3
Aeropharm 11 to short
Company circuit
58 Sriam Labs Nalgonda 06-01- Methyl alcohol Fire NA
Pvt.Ltd. 14 Toluene occur due
to fall of
methanol
spanner
59 Aurobindo Srikakulam 12-12- Flash 2/1
Pharma Ltd 16 Fire
60 Mylan Labs Medak 01-11- Cyclo hexylanline Flash NA/2
17 Cyclohexane Fire
61 Dr Reddys Medak 31-07- Dimethyl Flash 1/NA
Laboratories 17 phosphorochlorodot Fire
hioate
62 Kreative Rangareddy 07-04- Sodium picramate Flash 1/NA
organics 16 Fire
63 Smilax Labs Rangareddy 09-08- Methonyl Flash 2/NA
Ltd 17 Fire in
chemical
reactor
64 Clariant Medak 28-02- Toluene Human NA/4
India Ltd. 17 error
65 Virchow Medak 10-04- Zirconium and Human 2/NA
Petrochemic 16 compounds error
als (P) Ltd
66 ONGC Navi Mumbai 03-09- Gas Leakage 3/NA
19
67 LG polymer Vizag 07-05- Styrene Leakage 11/200
20
68 Shakti paper Raigarh 07-05- Leakage NA/7
mill 20
69 Reddy Hyderabad 11-01- Leakage NA/2
laboratories 11
70 Smilax labs Vishakhapatn 24-12- Methylene Leakage 2/2
Ltd am 19 dichloride
71 The Ernakulam 27-01- Ammonia Leakage NA/5
Fertilisers 18
And
Chemicals
 Travancore
Ltd
72 Hindustan Ernakulam 02-11- Carbon disulphide Leakage 2/14
Insecticides 16
Limited
73 Nector Crop Medak 16-11- Chloroacetal Leakage 1/NA
sciences Pvt 17 chloride
Ltd
74 Prabhava Medak 11-10- Methyl formate Leakage 1/NA
Organics Pvt 17
Ltd
75 Transgen Medak 23-06- Methyl alcohol Leakage NA
Biotek Ltd. 14
76 Sripathi Nalgonda 22-01- Chloroform Leakage 1/NA
Labs 13
pvt.Ltd.
77 D.K. Rangareddy 26-11- Ammonia Leakage 1/NA
Enterprises 16
78 HPCL Unnao 12-09- LPG Leakage NA/3
19
79 Haldia East 23-05- Naphtha Leakage 3/NA
Petrochemic Medinipur 09
als Ltd.
80 Gujarat Bharuch 02-11- Toluene 2,4- di Leakage 6/NA
narmada 16 isocyanate due to
valley mechanic
fertilizer and al fault in
chemical heat
Ltd. exchange
r
81 HPCL Vishakhapatn 27-01- LPG Leakage 22/15
am 13 in
Pipeline
82 NLC Neyveli 07-05- Overheat NA/8
thermal 20 ing and
power high
station pressure
83 United Valsad 19-06- Formic acid, Overheat 2/6
phosphorous 11 Oxidiphenoxarsine ing cause
ltd reactor
explode
84 Yag Mag Medak 20-03- Methylene chloride Reactor NA/3
Labs Pvt. 16 blow up
Ltd.
85 Swati Vadodra 10-03- Dichlorophenol-2,6 spillage 1/NA
chemical 08
industries
86 Vijay Iron Medak 02-12- Liquid oxygen spillage 2/5
Foundry (P) 16
Ltd
87 Aurobindo Medak 28-11- 1/3
Pharma Ltd. 05
88 Keknle Medak 23-11- 2/NA
pharma Ltd. 04
89 Anjana Nalgonda 18-07- 5/NA
explosives 06
Ltd.
90 Cambay Anand 14-08- 2/2
Chem Ltd. 08
91 Cambay Bharuch 01-11- Acetic Acid NA
Chem Ltd. 17
92 M/s verma Bharuch 18-10- 1/NA
gases Pvt 09
Ltd.
93 Hemani Bharuch 19-05- Toluene 1/1
Intermidiate 10
s pvt.ltd.
94 Kesar Kutch 06-02- Methyl alcohol NA
Enterprises 08
Ltd.
95 CRL Kutch 14-04- Hexane 1/2
Terminals 07
Pvt. Ltd.
96 Comet Rajkot 06-06- Carbon Monoxide 5/NA
Granito Pvt. 08
Ltd.
97 Spectrum Surat 05-04- Hydrogen peroxide NA
Dyes and 07
Chemicals
Pvt. Ltd.
98 IOCL Vadodra 13-08- Naphtha 1/1
08
99 Prodair Air Ernakulam 21-02- Methyl mercaptan NA
Products 18
India Pvt.
Ltd.
100 The Kerala Kollam 12-01- Chlorine NA/5
Minerals 18
and Metals
Ltd
101 The Kerala Kollam 03-01- Magnessium powder NA/1
Minerals 18
and Metals
Ltd
102 Economic Nagpur 15-09- Molten lead NA/2
Explosives 10
Ltd
103 Deepak Raigad 01-12- Ammonia NA
Fertilisers 11
And
petrochemic
als corpn.
Ltd.
104 Rajasthan Sangli 05-07- 16/37
Explosives 09
and
Chemicals
Ltd.
105 sirpur paper Adilabad 18-04- Chlorine oxide NA
Mills Ltd. 13
106 SMS Medak 15-09- Chlorosulphonica NA
Pharmaceuti 16 acid
cals Pvt.
Ltd.
107 Kekule Medak 05-03- Acetaldehyde 1/NA
Pharma Ltd 16
108 Sri Gayatri Medak 04-03- Acetaldehyde 1/NA
Drugs Pvt. 16
Ltd
109 Sri Medak 19-02- Hydrochloric acid NA
Chaitanya 14
Chlorides
Pvt Ltd
110 Piramal Medak 16-06- Lithium hydride NA/4
Enterprises 13
Ltd
111 Guna Sai Nalgonda 10-10- Bromodialone NA/2
Life 17
Sciences Pvt
Ltd
112 Gouthami Nalgonda 24-09- Acetone 1/1
Explosives 17
Ltd
113 Vivin Nalgonda 05-09- Ammonia NA/1
Pharma Pvt 17
Ltd
 114 S.M. Labs Rangareddy 22-09- Cyano - en iodide 2/NA
(P) Ltd., 16 Cyano- en bromide
Cyanothoate
115 Nasense Rangareddy 25-08- Amino Pyridine NA/1
Labs 16
116 Devashree Rangareddy 13-05- Liquid oxygen 4/5
Ispat (P) Ltd 16
117 Symed Labs Rangareddy 26-03- Amino diphenyl NA
Ltd 16 Methoxy ethanol
118 Aurobindo Rangareddy 10-03- Sodium hydroxide 1/NA
Pharama Ltd 16
119 Gulf Oil Rangareddy 25-04- Pentaerythritol 2/NA
Corp. 13 tetranitrate
120 NTPC GB Nagar 03-05- Acetaldehyde 1/NA
12
121 Amit Hardoee 29-01- Chlorine Formic 3/NA
Hetrocam 11 acid Sulphuric acid
Labs India
Ltd
122 M/s Daurala Meerut 22-12- Acetaldehyde 1/NA
Organics 12
Ltd.
123 M/s. Dehradhun 17-05- 5/4
Narendra 07
and
Company
124 Shri Shyam Kashipur 01-05- 10/11
Pulp and 06
Board Mills
Ltd.

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