Archive · 22 Nov 2025
Sigachi Blast: Factories Dept & Company's Safety Failures
A big explosion at a factory in Hyderabad killed 54 people.
The government department in charge of checking safety at factories didn't do their job properly, and the company also failed to ensure worker safety.
They even lied about their safety measures.
This is why the big accident happened.
Factories Dept held accountable for Sigachi blast that killed 54
Sigachi Industries failed to ensure worker safety, made false claims
Department officials accused of fudging reports, company hid safety violations
Expert committee exposed 'callous' attitude and incompetence of inspectors
Company stored hazardous chemicals without proper safety measures
- Who
- Sigachi Industries, Factories Department
- What
- Failed to ensure worker safety, fudged reports, made false claims
- When
- 2019 to 2025, with the blast occurring on June 30, 2025
- Where
- Sigachi Industries plant in Pashamylaram, Hyderabad
- Why
- Negligence, incompetence, and deliberate misreporting by Factories Dept and company's safety failures
Factories Dept & Sigachi's Perspective
Expert Committee's Perspective
Safety compliance
Factories Dept & Sigachi's Perspective
Marked 'yes' to all safety measures in 2024 report
Expert Committee's Perspective
Sigachi lacked these safety measures on the day of the blast
Inspection thoroughness
Factories Dept & Sigachi's Perspective
Declared 'not applicable' for certain safety checks
Expert Committee's Perspective
Exposed 'callous' attitude and incompetence of inspectors
Safety training
Factories Dept & Sigachi's Perspective
Claimed to provide regular safety training
Expert Committee's Perspective
Found no evidence of safety training for employees
Chemical storage
Factories Dept & Sigachi's Perspective
Denied using sodium chlorite
Expert Committee's Perspective
Stored more than a tonne of sodium chlorite in violation of safety norms
- Death toll
- 54
- Date of blast
- June 30, 2025
- Company
- Sigachi Industries
- Government department involved
- Factories Department
- Number of inspection reports reviewed
- 5 (2019 to 2024)
