Mohali, June 12: Two persons were charred to death and 25 others injured, two of them seriously, in a major fire at the factory of pharmaceutical major Ranbaxy here last night.
Rescue teams recovered two "skeletons" from the spot this morning, police said today.
Doctors said two of the injured were in critical condition.
A factory spokesman said a team comprising the labour commissioner, the deputy director, additional director and joint director of industries were investigating the incident.
A series of explosions ripped through the production unit of the factory at 2235 hours last night setting off the fire. Nearly 150 people were on night shift in the factory premises when the mishap took place.
Twenty fire tenders from Ludhiana, Ropar, Chandigarh and nearby areas were pressed into service to control the blaze which was put out shortly after midnight.
Bureau Report