Telangana pharma factory blast | One more body recovered from site, total 37 found

One more body of a worker was recovered at the Sigachi Industries blast site on Wednesday (July 2, 2025) afternoon, taking the number of recovered bodies to 37. The company informed the National Stock Exchange (NSE) that 40 of its workers were killed in the explosion at its Pashamylaram facility.

Srinivas Reddy, superintendent of the Patancheru government hospital — which is handling the autopsies — confirmed that they had been informed about the latest recovery. “The total number of bodies brought in from the blast site stands at 37 as of Wednesday afternoon,” the superintendent said.

Two days after the devastating blast that tore through the Pharma manufacturing unit, the site remains sealed off, with combing and search operations still in progress.

Around 1 p.m., four hearses rolled up the rain-slick gravel road leading to the factory. By 1.24 p.m., one of the vans left with the body, which — authorities at the gate said — had been found intact earlier in the day. Police continued to maintain strict control at the entrance, allowing only authorised personnel through.

Families of the workers still missing or unidentified waited outside, some clutching photographs, others simply hoping for a word. A makeshift tent was set up a few about half a kilometre away to collect DNA samples from relatives in an effort to identify human remains charred beyond recognition.

Teams from the State Disaster Response Force (SRDF), the Fire department, and Sangareddy police are leading the recovery efforts.