Five workers were killed and five others injured following a powerful reactor explosion and subsequent toxic gas leak at a chemical manufacturing factory in Bharuch district, Gujarat. The incident occurred at the SynZeal Pharmachem unit in the Saykha GIDC area during a hydrogenation process. The blast also caused a leak of methylene dichloride gas. Authorities issued a closure notice to the company and registered a case of accidental death. A joint investigation is underway.
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