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Harda impact news: Eleven individuals were killed and north of 200 others were harmed after a significant fire broke out in a firework manufacturing plant in Harda town of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday. "We have 65 harmed conceded here, and have alluded 10 others to a greater emergency clinic," the authority said. Various individuals were additionally dreaded caught in and around the firework unit in Harda. A few recordings of the episode surfaced via web-based entertainment showing the fire with discontinuous blasts occurring at the Harda industrial facility website and individuals rushing to save themselves. Madhya Pradesh Boss Priest Mohan Yadav addressed the authorities concerned and looked for subtleties of the occurrence, an authority said. The CM likewise coordinated Clergyman Uday Pratap Singh, Extra Boss Secretary Ajit Kesari and Chief General Home Watchman Arvind Kumar to hurry to Harda by helicopter. Consume units at medical clinics in Indore, Bhopal and the AIIMS in the state capital were coordinated to make important plans for any crisis, the authority said. Fire units were likewise surged from Indore and Bhopal to handle the burst. The central pastor has likewise assembled a conference regarding the occurrence, the authority added. Communicating sorrow over the deficiency of lives in the mishap, PM Modi reported ex-gratia of ?2 lakh for the family of perished from PMNRF. "Bothered by the deficiency of lives because of the disaster at a wafer processing plant in Harda, Madhya Pradesh. Sympathies to every one of the individuals who have lost their friends and family. May those harmed recuperate at the earliest. The neighborhood organization is helping every one of those impacted," the Top state leader's Office (PMO) cited PM Modi in a virtual entertainment post. In another occurrence, a fire broke out in a condo in a 11-story working in the Mohammadi area of Pune city close to Delhi Government funded School. Five fire tenders are on the spot, said Pune Local group of fire-fighters. There was up to this point no report of any setback, the authorities said. The burst emitted at around 1 pm in the level on the highest level of the structure situated in Mohammadwadi region, they said. Five fire tenders and other gear were raced to the spot and endeavors were on to splash the burst, the authorities said.

Enormous fire broke out in a production line at the Maharashtra Modern Improvement Organization (MIDC) in Sinnar, Nashik, on Friday. Fireman showed up at the scene to soak the seething flares. The episode occurred at the Adima Private Restricted production line situated in the Maharashtra Modern Advancement Organization (MIDC) premises in Musalgaon, Sinnar. As per reports, the fire broke out at around 4 pm at the Adima Organics industrial facility, situated on Musalgaon Sinnar Interstate. Around 10 to 12 representatives of the general staff of 20 to 25 were available working during the episode. Five fire tenders are purportedly on location to contain the huge burst. The fire additionally caused irregular exploxions, setting off frenzy and disorder nearby. Firemen showed up at the scene to fight the blast. The specific reason for the fire stayed hazy. Luckily, each of the 50 to 60 laborers in the manufacturing plant have been accounted for to be safem without any wounds. The Sinnar Nagar Parishad authorities and fire detachments showed up at scene. As per reports, Sinnar Taluka Agreeable Modern Bequest administrator Namkaran Mindful, supervisor Kamlakar Pote and MIDC police examiner Yashwant Baviskar additionally arrived at the spot.

A massive fire broke out at the B - Nuclear energy Plant in Ramagundam of Peddapally locale. The episode happened on Tuesday 12 PM. A short out in the turbine and heater focus is accepted to have brought about a significant fire mishap. The B-Nuclear energy Plant, which has been working for the beyond 50 years, is supposed to be in a grave circumstance as flares overwhelmed the control room, factories, and different gear. The firemen arrived at the spot and figured out how to contain the fire. Nonetheless, the degree of the harm is yet to be completely evaluated. There were no setbacks detailed in the occurrence.

An enormous fire was accounted for at a compound plant in Punjab's Mohali on Wednesday, leaving a few with serious consume wounds. A few group supported extreme consume wounds after a monstrous fire broke out at a synthetic production line in Punjab's Mohali on Wednesday. The occurrence was accounted for from the Kurali region of the city, where a few blasts could likewise be heard from inside the compound plant. Those with consume wounds were taken to a close by emergency clinic. Video shows enormous fire at compound plant in Mohali In excess of 24 fire tenders were available at the spot as the endeavors to soak the flares proceeded. A group of specialists and a few ambulances likewise arrived at the spot. Another video shows mayhem on the road close by the synthetic manufacturing plant which overwhelmed on fire The justification for the fire couldn't be learned.

No less than two people passed on and six others were harmed on Saturday following a blast at a Century Rayon manufacturing plant in Maharashtra's Shahad, around 50 km from Mumbai, the police said. Two people who were allegedly at the spot at the hour of the episode are absent. "The occurrence occurred around early afternoon. At first sight, apparently nitrogen gas compartments were taken to the organization premises. They planned to fill CS2 (carbon disulfide) in it. Notwithstanding, while they were directing a check prior to recording CS2, the occurrence occurred. It seems appropriate methodology has not been followed because of which the blast occurred," Zonal Representative Chief of Police (DCP) Sudhakar Pathare said. The police recognized the departed as Shailesh Yadav and Rajesh Shrivastav and the harmed as Sagar Zalte, Amit Bharnuke, Pandit More, Prakash Nikam, Hansraj Saroj and Mohamed Arman. Century rayon fire shahad Individuals assemble outside the Century Rayon processing plant following a blast. Authorities said that Pawan Yadav and Anant Dingore, who fill in as a driver and partner, are as yet absent and endeavors are being made to follow them. Senior police investigator Dilip Fulpagare of Ulhasnagar police headquarters expressed, "Aside from the two people who were found dead at the spot, we have likewise recuperated some body parts. It very well may be of the two people who are as yet absent as we have been educated that they were there when the episode occurred. We will take DNA tests of their relatives and check whether the body parts are of Yadav and Dingore." Hours after the occurrence, Century Rayon gave an assertion. "We profoundly lament to illuminate big hauler having No. MH 04 GC 2487 of outsider which showed up from outside at plant site on 23rd September 2023 at around 11:15 am got burst while big hauler was under assessment prior to filling," the organization said. When the occurrence was accounted for, the neighborhood police, fire detachment and different offices hurried to the spot and began salvage tasks. "As of now, two losses have been recognized and four individuals are going through treatment at medical clinic and they are steady. Search is on for two individuals who are being followed. Quickly post the occurrence, all the crisis convention administrations were initiated and the region had been cordoned off," the Century Rayon articulation read. Pathare said that the Directorate of Modern Security will lead a test to figure out what prompted the occurrence and in the event that all safety efforts were set up. The police, who had at first enrolled an instance of unintentional passing report, late in the night enlisted a case under segments 304 (blamable crime not adding up to kill), 285 (Careless direct regarding fire or flammable matter), 286 (Careless lead concerning hazardous substance) and 34 (normal aim) of the Indian Reformatory Code. Pathare affirmed the turn of events and said, "A body of evidence has been enlisted against the organization, the proprietors and driver of the big hauler and others. We will research the matter and make a move as needs be." Another cop expressed that when they heard the blast, different specialists escaped from the spot. Individuals in adjacent neighborhoods likewise heard the blast and left their premises, the official added. Century Rayon, a main player in the gooey fiber yarn business in India, is under the administration and activity of Grasim Enterprises Restricted having a place with the Aditya Birla Gathering, with Kumar Mangalam Birla as its director. "We are working intimately with important experts on ground and have started an inside examination to find out the reason for the mishap. Reasonable pay and occupation confirmation to ward of expired is being arranged. Further examinations are going on," the organization said in its true articulation.

A far and wide fire that broke out at the Numaligarh Processing plant Restricted (NRL) in Assam's Golaghat region on Monday night has been managed, the treatment facility said. The fire and safety department of the NRL and fire tenders had hurried to the spot. Head supervisor (HR) of NRL Kajal Saikia said, "The fire broke out at the Hydrocracker unit of NRL. Our fire and wellbeing office faculty have promptly participated in work to drench the fire. Presently the fire is taken care of and there is no report of any loss in the episode."

Deepak Nitrite on June 2 witnessed five major chemical blasts at its manufacturing installation in the Nandesari GIDC area in Vadodara, which led to a major fire, according to news reports. Smoke was visible from a long distance and 7- 8 fire- fighters reached the spot to put out the fire, reports added. After the accident, the company released a statement saying it was covering the situation and that the safety of its staff and the communities around is of foremost precedence to it

At least six people were scorched to death and 10 to 12 others were injured after a fire broke out at a chemical plant in the Eluru quarter of Andhra Pradesh, the police said Thursday. Supervisor of police Rahul Sharma said the fire in the plant at Akkireddygudem was conceivably caused by a nitric acid leak. The state government has blazonedex-gratia of Rs 25 lakh to the families of the departed and Rs 5 lakh to those injured in the fire. Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan expressed anguish over the fire accident and extended condolences to the deprived families. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to extend his condolences on the loss of lives in the Eluru fire accident. “ Pained by the loss of lives due to a mishap at a chemical unit in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh. Condolences to the deprived families. May the injured recover snappily,” Modi twittered.

Six workers were killed in a blast which triggered a fire in a chemical factory in Gujarat's Bharuch district on Monday, officials said. The incident took place around 3 am in the unit located in Dahej industrial area, some 235 km from Ahmedabad. The six victims were working near a reactor, which suddenly blew off during solvent distillation process, Bharuch Superintendent of Police Leena Patil said. "The blast in the reactor caused a fire in the factory. All the six persons working near the reactor died. The bodies were later recovered and sent for postmortem. The fire was also brought under control," she said. No one else was injured in the incident, the official said.

A major fire broke out in an artificial unit located in the Moshi area, adjacent to Pimpri-Chinchwad megacity in Pune on Thursday night. Goods worth crores were eviscerated to ashes as fire gulfed about 7 to 8 chemical companies located in the area. Upon entering the information about the blaze, about 30 fire tenders of the original metropolitan pot were rushed to the spot to douse the dears and after hours of trouble the fire was brought under control. While chemical companies were eviscerated in fire, no mortal casualties have been reported in the accident. Meanwhile, the exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.

Bihar Minister Jivesh Mishra has termed the Muzaffarpur boiler blast in a pate plant that took place on Sunday morning and claimed the lives of at least seven labourers and left seven injured, an" incident due to misoperation". Speaking to news agency ANI on Sunday, Mr Mishra said,"The plant was established in 2020 after it met all the needed parameters for establishing a plant. The instrument of the boiler that blasted was done in May 2021 by the department." "Prima facie, it seems that the incident took place due to misoperation. A inquiry has been ordered. We can not say anything substantial until it's done. The state government has blazonedex-gratia of ? 4 lakh to the families of the departed,"he added. The minister further informed that he has directed the officers to give the compensation to the labourers' families grounded on the Compensation Act of the labour resource department. " Grounded on the Compensation Act of the labour resource department, I've directed the officers to give the compensation of the labourers' families after holding a meeting with the plant director. The government will give treatment to all the injured labourers,"he said.

Three persons were killed and 44 others suffered injuries in a fire that broke out in the Haldia Refinery of the Indian Oil Corporation in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur quarter on Tuesday autumn, police said. The IOC, in a statement, said the incident passed at a unit of the refinery during arrestment- related workshop and that fire has been extinguished and the situation is under control . ."In the motor spirit quality (MSQ) unit, during arrestment affiliated workshop, at around 1450 hrs, moment an incident passed. The primary cause seems to be a flash fire leading to burn injuries to 44 persons and 3 persons have unfortunately succumbed to their injuries. The fire has been incontinently extinguished and the situation is under control. "After primary first aid to the injured, they've been shifted to Haldia Refinery Hospital for treatment. District Administration’s support has been solicited to insure immediate evacuation of the injured. A green corridor has been operationalised with the support of the quarter administration for shifting the injured and critical cases to institutes of advanced medical operation. Authorities are inquiring into the cause of the incident," said IOC. Out of the 44 injured, 37 are being appertained to a sanitarium in Kolkata, a elderly police officer of Purba Medinipur quarter told PTI.

Three people were killed and 15 were in an explosion at a Gujarat Fluoro Chemicals factory in the Panchmahal district of Gujarat on Thursday, December 16. The explosion was so loud that the blast could be heard from several kilometres away. Panchmahal Superintendent of Police Leena Patil said that rescue and firefighting operations were conducted at the factory. The fire has now been brought under control. The blast took place around 10 am at the chemical manufacturing plant of Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited (GFL), situated near Ranjitnagar village in Ghoghamba taluka, Patil said. "Around 15 workers were injured in the explosion and the subsequent fire. They were shifted to different hospitals. Some of them have sustained severe burn injuries," the official said, who rushed to the spot to oversee the search-and-rescue operations. "A search is on for survivors and injured persons at the spot. The fire is now under control," Patil said. The GFL has over 30 years of expertise in fluorine chemistry. It holds domain expertise in fluoropolymers, fluoro-specialities, refrigerants, and chemicals, catering to the material requirements of the modern world, as per the company's website.

Two youth aged around 25 years died after reportedly inhaling some poisonous gases released in a pump house at Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City (JNPC), Parawada in Visakhapatnam City during the wee hours of Monday. According to sources in the police, Manikanta and Durga Prasad, both contract workers, were working in night shift in the pump house when the gases reportedly leaked and they died after allegedly inhaling them. Bodies were shifted to King George Hospital (KGH) for postmortem. However, a few workers associations blamed the management for negligence and not taking safety measures at the premises, which led to the incident. Parawada Police say the leak has been contained and the situation was under control, but they are yet to ascertain complete details.

A massive fire in the Gulf of Mexico caused by a gas leak was extinguished after a five-hour operation, state oil firm Pemex said in an official release. According to an official press release from the firm, the fire began at around 5:15 am local time as a gas leak was detected in the 12-inch submarine pipeline that connects to a platform at Pemex's Ku Maloob Zaap oil development close to the Mexican State of Campeche. Security protocols were activated and the incident was then dealt with help from nearby fire fighting vessels. The pipeline was then closed while workers used liquid nitrogen to control the fire, as per reports. The contingency ended around 10:45 am local time, restoring normal operating conditions. No injuries or evacuees are reported, the oil company said in its release. A root cause analysis of this incident will be conducted. Ku Maloob Zaap is the company’s biggest crude oil production facility. It accounts for over 40 percent of its nearly 1.7 million barrels of daily output, as per media reports. Angel Carrizales, Executive Director of Mexico's oil safety regulator ASEA, in a tweet said that the event did not generate any spill. The videos of the incident went viral on social media showing flames rising up to the ocean surface.

At least 18 workers died in a fire at a private company at Urawade near Pirangut industrial area in Mulshi taluka of Pune district on Monday afternoon. Fire department officials told the media that 18 bodies were recovered by 9 pm following the fire at SVS Aqua Technologies, and search operations will restart on Tuesday morning. According to reports the dead included 15 women. The company produces chlorine dioxide tablets for water purification. District authorities who visited the spot said that reason for the fire was unclear and the committee under Sub Divisional Officer will conduct a probe. According to reports the fire broke out in the packing section where plastic and packing material was stored. Fire brigade officials and locals complained of breathing problem due to smoke and smell spread in the locality.

A fire broke at Hindustan Petroleum Corporation’s Visakh Refinery one of the units near Visakhapatnam on Tuesday. No injuries or casualty was reported and the fire was put out within an hour. As per the initial assessment by the disaster management department of HPCL, the fire broke out around 3.10 pm in the crude distillery unit number 3 when an overhead electrical line caught fire. This could have been caused due to overheating and might have resulted in the fire in the distillery unit below it. Four fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the fire was extinguished within an hour. According to Commissioner of Police Manish Kumar Sinha there was no casualty or injury to any person or employees and all within the vicinity were evacuated well in time. HPCL said in a statement that safety measures and firefighting was activated immediately and the fire has been extinguished. Cooling operations are in progress and the exact cause of fire and assessment of material damage will be taken up once it cools down. There were no casualties and there is no risk to the public. The other HPCL refinery operations are continuing as normal, the release further stated.

GRANTSVILLE, Utah (AP) — A woman died in an industrial accident at a mattress manufacturing plant in Utah, according to police. Police were told the woman was standing by a machine and got “pulled in” Thursday afternoon at the Purple Mattress factory in Grantsville, Sgt. Jeff Watson told KUTV. The woman was not identified but police say she was in her 50s. Watson said the woman was already dead by the time first responders were able to extricate her from the machine. He said there is video of the event, which will be examined, but said her death appears to be accidental. Purple Mattress said they shut down manufacturing at the Grantsville location pending an investigation. “Our thoughts and prayers are with her family,” the company said in a statement. “We ask that everyone please respect their privacy at this difficult time.”

A compound assembling unit in Thergaon burst into flames on Saturday evening, causing blasts that squeezed emergency signals nearby for quite a while. No losses were accounted for. The fire broke out at the magnesium powder-fabricating unit close to the Pudumjee Paper Mill around 3.30 pm. It prompted a couple of blasts. The effect was to such an extent that the dividers of the unit imploded and the commotion of the blasts was heard from a couple of kilometers away. On accepting data, a Pimpri Chinchwad fire detachment group hurried to the spot. Fire detachment authorities said laborers of the powder-producing unit were moved away from the spot to wellbeing. It was impractical for the firemen to quench the flares utilizing water showers as consuming magnesium detonates when blended in with water. So they utilized sand all things considered and poured it over the consuming synthetic assembling unit utilizing their hardware. A couple of trucks of sand were brought to the spot.

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A massive fire that broke out at an Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) gas processing plant in Gujarat early this morning has been brought under control, the company said. "There is no casualty or injury to any person," ONGC said on its Twitter account. According to official information, three consecutive blasts took place at two terminals of the Hazira-based ONGC plant in Surat at around 3:00 AM. The blast was followed by a massive fire that could be seen from a distance. The sound of the blast was heard as far as 10 km, according to eye witnesses. The fire was reportedly caused by a rupture in the 36-inch Uran-Mumbai gas pipeline. All terminals have been closed down as a precautionary measure. "Around 3:05 am last night, three consecutive blasts took place at the ONGC Hazira plant which led to the fire. Seven fire tenders and several firefighters immediately reached the spot to provide relief. No casualties have been reported so far," Surat Collector Dhaval Patel was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. We are relieved that the fire was contained inside the premises of the plant and did not escalate to an off-site emergency," he added. The official said that the ONGC plant will also become partially operational in two to three hours.

Two people died and four were injured in an explosion at a chemical factory in Tarapur Industrial area of Maharashtra's Palghar district on Monday evening. The incident took place after the reactor at Nandolia Organic Chemicals in Palghar exploded. The intensity of the blast was such that the explosion was heard from as far as 8 to 10 km.

Three foreign experts, who were hired by Oil India Limited (OIL) to plug the burning gas well at Baghjan in eastern Assam's Tinsukia district received burn injuries in an explosion that took place during their operation on Wednesday afternoon. Three experts belonging to the Singapore-based company Alert were trying to remove a spool from the well head as part of their efforts to plug the blowout when the explosion took place. The gas well under OIL's Baghjan oilfiled blewout on May 27 and gas and condensate was uncontrollablly flowing out of the well. The experts were flown in from Singapore on June 8 but the well caught a massive fire the next day burning houses and damaging tea gardens and agricultural field. More than 10,000 people had to be evacuated since the blowout and they are still living in relief camps. It also severely affected the environment and a ecologically rich water body situated nearby. The gas well is continuously burning since June 9. Local residents resorted to blockade and protest alleging the expert team's failure to douse the fire even on the 56th day on Wednesday. Serious flood situation also halted the operation to douse the fire. The protests have also seriously disrupted exploration in 12 oil wells and five gas wells under OIL's Baghjan oilfileds. The blockades resulted production loss of 15,590 MT of oil and 34 MMSCM natural gas since May 27, said a statement issued by Haza... said a statement issued by Hazarika.

Industrial units and business organisations are not free from unfortunate incidents and deadly hazards. On June 3, 2020, a massive blast took place in Dahej Industrial Area of Bharuch district in Gujarat. As per the reports in the media, a deadly explosion occurred in Yashaswi Chemicals Private Limited- a pesticide company. In this blast, 5 workers died instantly and 57 others got injured. The reason for the explosion is not revealed so far. According to officials, a fire took place in the company's storage area around 12 PM which turned into a massive explosion. All injured individuals were admitted to the nearby hospital and are being treated. Bharuch District Magistrate MD Modiya stated that around 57 people were burnt in the blast and are receiving medical treatment for the same. A team of 15 fire tenders extinguished the fire by 4 PM. MD Modiya also said that people living nearby Lakhi and Luwara villages are being evacuated as a precautionary measure because there are plants of toxic chemicals near the factory. As per individuals present at the spot, the explosion in the factory was so intense that its echo was heard 20KM away from there.

India on Thursday woke up to an industrial chemical leak which killed 11 people and made at least 1,000 others sick. LG Polymer Plant at R Venkatapuram village near Andhra Pradesh's Vishakhapatnam had a gas leak from one of its chemical tanks, left unattended since the lockdown in March. Styrene gas enveloped the nearby village at around 2.30 am. By morning thousands were sick while authorities tried to evacuate the area and transport people to the nearby hospitals. Social distancing or concern for a coronavirus outbreak was not on any mind. One of the two tanks at the multinational company LG Polymers Plant malfunctioned when the factory was getting ready for reopening. A preliminary report by the Factories Department indicated the leak was caused by a technical glitch in the refrigeration unit attached to the two styrene tanks. The leak was noticed by the company staff member who was reportedly inspecting machines to restart the factory and raised an alarm. As much as 1,800 tonnes of styrene is said to have been in the storage tank when the leakage happened. By 2.30 AM, the gas had enveloped the nearby village, causing a mass scale health crisis. By 9.30 AM when the thick fog caused by the gas lifted, the number of sick had escalated steeply.

Seven workers fell ill after inhaling some poisonous gas at a paper mill in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district, police said on Thursday. The incident occurred at Shakti Paper Mill in Tetla village, where the victims were cleaning an open tank on Wednesday evening, Raigarh superintendent of police Santosh Singh said. However, the factory owner did not inform the administration about the incident, which only came to light after the hospital authorities alerted the police, he said. The mill had remained shut ever since the Covid-19 lockdown was enforced and the cleaning work was underway to resume operations, the official said. The workers were admitted to a local hospital, from where three were shifted to Raipur in view of their critical condition, he said. A team of forensic experts was dispatched to the spot to investigate the exact cause of the incident, Singh said, adding that a case will be registered soon.

An explosion has occurred at a plant of NLC India Limited in Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore. Reports said a boiler exploded at the plant of NLC India Limited, formerly known as Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited. Seven people are reported to be injured in the boiler blast. Massive smoke could be seen billowing out of the plant. NLC India Limited’s relief and rescue teams have reached the spot and are trying to bring the situation under control. Top NLC officers are also rushing to the site, Times Now reported.

An explosion at a fireworks factory killed eight people and injured nine others on March 20. The incident occurred near Sattur in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Workers were thought to be handling chemicals to be used in firecrackers when the blast occurred. There were around 30 people working in the unit at the time. The blast caused a fire which spread to several other units on the site. Although the factory was licensed to make fireworks, local media reported that the unit where the blast occurred did not have the necessary permit to allow workers to handle chemicals for firecrackers.

The dust catcher unit of Hemavati Cooperative Sugar Factory at Srinivasapura near Channarayapatna collapsed after a blast on Sunday, leaving the farmers, who expected the crushing of sugarcane to begin later this month, worried. he dust catcher attached to the boiler exploded and fell off, making the employees at the unit run for safety. However, none was injured. Fire tenders rushed to the spot and extinguished the blaze. The installation of the dust catcher was completed only on Saturday.

A major fire broke out in a chemical factory at the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) area in Dombivli, around 31 km away from Mumbai Tuesday afternoon, fire officials said. No one was injured in the fire at the Metropolitian Eximch Ltd that began around 1 pm, officials said. The fire department dispatched four fire tenders to put out the blaze. The fire spread following explosions in the factory, fire officials said. “The fire fighting is underway. Explosions have been reported from the site of the fire. It is a chemical company. The fire is spreading across the facility and releasing thick smoke. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained,” said Dilip Gund, chief fire officer, Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation. An activist claimed that the facility which caught fire is one of the five highly hazardous units in Dombivli MIDC. “This particular company is one of the highly hazardous units in Dombivli MIDC. According to the right to information inquiry I filed earlier, this company has been listed as highly dangerous. Recently when the state chief minister visited Dombivli I had given the list of these unsafe companies asking him to make provisions to shift them to some other place for safety reason,” said Raju Nalawade, secretary, Dombivli housing welfare association.Chemical company in near Mumbai catches fire, explosions fan blaze

According to the preliminary information the explosion took place as the coal in the coil plant caught fire after the temperature rose. After the blast, the burning coal fell on the people working below.

A major fire broke out on Tuesday morning at ONGC’s oil and gas processing complex at Uran near Navi Mumbai. The fire and the resulting explosions led to the death of three security personnel and one company official.

At least 13 workers were killed and 58 others injured in chain explosions of nitrogen gas cylinders at a chemical factory in Dhule district of Maharashtra on Saturday morning, police said.