Five workers killed and five injured in an explosion at a chemical plant in Bharuch district

19 October 2026

An explosion at a chemical plant in Bharuch district of Gujarat killed five workers and injured five others.
The blast occurred at SynZeal Pharmachem in the Saykha GIDC area of Vagra taluka during a hydrogenation process, ripping apart a reactor tank and triggering a leak of methylene dichloride gas.
The Bharuch district administration issued a notice to the company directing it to suspend operations with immediate effect, pending further action.
Officials of the Gujarat Pollution Control Board, the Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health and the police reached the spot, and the cause of the explosion is being investigated.
Bharuch district lies on the bank of the Narmada, which flows out into the Gulf of Khambhat through the district.