Six workers were killed in a blast which triggered a fire in a chemical factory in Gujarat's Bharuch district this morning. The incident took place in the unit located in Dahej industrial area, about 235 km from Ahmedabad. The six victims were working near a reactor, which suddenly blew off during solvent distillation process. The blast in the reactor caused a fire in the factory. The fire was also brought under control, Bharuch Superintendent of Police Leena Patil said.  No one else was injured in the incident, the official informed.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Prime Minister has expressed grief on the loss of lives due to a mishap at a factory in Bharuch. He has announced an ex-gratia of two lakh rupees each from Prime Minister's National Relief Fund would be given to the next of kin of the deceased and the injured would be given fifty thousand rupees.</span><br />