At Least 36 Reported Dead After Pharmaceutical Factory Explodes in Southern India – Here's What We Know
At Least 36 Reported Dead After Pharmaceutical Factory Explodes in Southern India – Here's What We Know Indian officials updated the death toll from a deadly factory explosion in southern India and ordered DNA tests to identify victims who were burned beyond recognition. The death toll from an explosion at a pharmaceutical factory in Telangana, India, has risen to at least 36, with dozens more injured, according to local officials on July 1, 2025. As reported by the Associated Press, fire crews found 34 burned bodies at the site, located about 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Hyderabad, according to G.V. Narayana Rao, the state's fire services chief. Two more workers died later in the hospital from severe burns. "The whole structure of the factory has collapsed. Fire has been doused, and we hope to finish removing the debris in the next few hours," Rao said, adding that debris was still being cleared to check if anyone remained trapped. The incident occurred...