20160617 India Fire breaks out in a chemical unit at Rabale MIDC, four injured
India Jun 17 2016 “Factories”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 0 or unknown Injured : injured 1 to 9
Fire breaks out in a chemical unit at Rabale MIDC, four injured
Updated: 2016-06-17-12:00
A fire broke out in a chemical unit at Rabale MIDC on Wednesday night, injuring four persons. “Overheating of the reactor caused the blast,” said Prabhakar Ghade, chief fire officer of NMMC fire wing.
The blast happened after temperature in the manufacturing process went beyond its permissible limits.
Gajanan Industries, located at plot no. W-299, along Thane-Belapur Road was gutted and stocks worth crores destroyed in the blaze. The injured employees were rushed to a local hospital. “Vashi, Airoli, Rabale and Pawane fire stations took control to contain the fire,” said Surendranath Choudhary, fire officer of Pawane TBIA-MIDC fire brigade.
The fire was controlled after almost an hour.
Web Source: THE TIMES OF INDIA
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