India • Jun 17, 2025

Tragedy strikes pharma firm: Pipe burst causes casualties

A pipe burst during chemical processing at Ankit Pulps and Boards Pvt Ltd in Nagpur's Bhilgaon led to a fatal accident on Tuesday morning.
Sadly, 42-year-old Sudhir Kalbande lost his life, while six other workers were hurt in the incident.

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Incident raises concerns about industrial safety standards

The injured—Dinesh Tembhurne, Mangesh Raut, Yunus Khan, Swapnadeep Vaidya, Ashish Wadkule, and Ganesh Wankhede—are being treated at a nearby hospital; two are in critical condition.
Police are looking into what went wrong and whether safety measures at the factory were up to mark.
The incident has sparked fresh concerns about industrial safety standards.