Hyderabad, July 2 -- The toll from the explosion that ripped through a pharmaceutical plant in the Sangareddy district of Telangana rose to 37 by Tuesday evening, even as operations to rescue at least 20 more people continued for the second consecutive day. Chief minister A Revanth Reddy, who visited the site early on Tuesday, sought a detailed report on the accident, while the district police registered an FIR against the management of the pharma plant.

According to Sangareddy district officials, 143 people were present at the unit at 9.20am, when a powerful explosion took place , triggering a blaze and caving in a three-storey building. Of these 143, 58 managed to escape, while rescue operations are on to find 20 more. Most of the dece...