Fire at Parawada pharma unit's metformin block; all workers evacuated safely

A fire broke out at a pharmaceutical manufacturing unit in Parawada, India, in the metformin production block, suspected to be caused by static discharge during cleaning of a tablet compression machine. All workers were evacuated safely, and no casualties are reported. The incident may disrupt metformin supply, a widely used diabetes drug, but the extent of damage and production impact is unclear.

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