India Factory Fire Kills 6, Hospitalizes 13 With Burns

India Factory Fire Kills 6, Hospitalizes 13 With Burns
A policeman stands guard on a deserted street in Hyderabad on May 13, 2021. Noah Seelam/AFP via Getty Images
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HYDERABAD, India—Fire raged through a pharmaceutical factory after an explosion in southern India, killing at least six workers on night shift and burning 13 others, police said Thursday.

The fire broke out due to a chemical reactor leaking monomethyl nitric acid—used for manufacturing several types of polymers—which caused an explosion on Wednesday night, Police Officer Rahul Dev Sharma said.