The fire broke out in a factory where the chemical company SVS Aqua Technologies manufactures products such as hand sanitizers.
Eighteen people have been killed in a fire that broke out today at a chemical plant in the western Indian city of Pune
- Police say 20 people escaped. The charred bodies were all located and the local authorities ordered an investigation into the matter.
The fire broke out in a factory where the chemical company SVS Aqua Technologies manufactures products such as hand sanitizers.
In videos posted on social networking sites, dense smoke can be seen rising above the building while firefighters fight to put out the flames.
Prime Minister Narendra Monti expressed his condolences via Twitter. He also promised that the relatives of the dead would receive compensation of 200,000 rupees (about 2,500 euros) and those injured would be compensated in the amount of 50,000 rupees.
