Six persons killed in TG factory blast

Hyderabad: Six persons were reportedly killed, and several others received injuries when a blast took at Stemcore scrap iron factory in Shadnagar in Ranga Reddy district in Telangana on Friday.

Though the exact cause of the blast was not known immediately, a compressor glass blast in the furnace section of the company is suspected to have led to blast. On receiving information, the police and fire department officials reached the spot and took up the rescue operation. The injured were shifted to a hospital. The Shadnagar police are investigating the incident.