Maharashtra: One dies after explosion rips through chemical factory in Tarapur

A security guard was killed and several people were injured on Thursday night after an explosion in a chemical factory at the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation area in Tarapur town The Indian Express reported. The explosion occurred around 11.10 pm when a boiler containing industrial solvent in a chemical factory Novaphene Specialties Private Limited reportedly burst under high temperature and pressure. The fire then spread to four other factories nearby. After the explosion there was a lot of smoke everywhere and the electricity got cut said Sunil Yadav a staffer at Aarti Drugs one of the adjoining factories. The entire building shook and everything fell around us. Around eight labourers with me ran out of the factory. #WATCH: Fire broke out in a chemical factory in Palghar s Tarapur. 5 people injured in the incident. (Earlier Visuals) #Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/xgK3FhFngO ANI (@ANI) March 9 2018 Fire in chemical factories at #Tarapur Palghar . Initial reports states that fire started after a chemical container blast #video by @Amit_Photowalla @IndianExpress @ExpressImages pic.twitter.com/VkyTNMxppB Neeraj Priyadarshi (@neerajexpress) March 8 2018 Fire officials deployed 11 fire tankers to bring the blaze under control. The fire was too big to control Palghar Superintendent of Police Manjunath Singhe told The Indian Express. It quickly spread to nearby factories. All precautionary measures are currently in place. The blast was so loud that it was heard even 10 km away and houses and buildings shook Palghar police official Pramod Pawar told IANS.District Collector Prashant Narnaware who visited the accident site in the early hours of Friday said fire officials were still trying to extinguish the blaze http://d4interactivebng.cabanova.com/ and rescue operations were under way. Around 11.30 pm we came to know about the incident Narnaware told ANI. Police machinery revenue machinery and health machinery geared together and they contributed their best to extinguish the fire. Our work of rescue still continuing.
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