Sangareddy (Telangana), Jun 30 (PTI) Fifteen people died and 34 persons suffered injuries in the explosion at the Sigachi Industries' pharma plant in Telangana's Sangareddy district, state Health Minister C Damodar Rajanarasimha said on Monday night.

The minister, who monitored the rescue and relief operations, said the death toll rose to 15. Earlier, it was 13.

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The government is providing advanced medical care to the injured and shifted two of them to different private super-specialty hospitals, he told reporters.

Describing the incident as very unfortunate, he said the government would ensure respectable compensation to the kin of the deceased.

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Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy would visit the accident site on Tuesday morning, he added.

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