Tirupati: Five people were killed and 10 others critically injured after a boiler blast at a pharmaceutical manufacturing unit in Sri City, Satyavedu mandal, in Andhra Pradesh.

The explosion prompted an immediate emergency response, with police and rescue teams rushing to the site to carry out relief and rescue operations. The injured were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment.

Authorities are continuing rescue efforts at the pharmaceutical facility, while details surrounding the blast are yet to emerge.

Andhra Pradesh State Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha is expected to visit the site and take stock of the situation.

Further details on the cause of the explosion and the identities of those killed and injured were not immediately available.