Palghar East: In a tragic incident, one person died and four others were injured in a chemical blast at an industrial unit named Limbani Salt Industries in Palghar East in Maharashtra.
According to reports, it’s a small unit with five workers making laboratory chemicals. The injured are being treated at the nearby hospital, the Palghar Police of Maharshtra informed.
Recently on August 31, two people were killed while five others sustained injuries in an explosion that took place at a firecracker factory in Lucknow on Sunday. The blast affected a house in the same compound, leaving the house owner, Alam, and his wife, Munni, dead, and five others injured.
Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) in charge, Hanuman Prasad, said that the high intensity of the blast was due to the large quantity of explosive being produced in the factory.
“The blast was huge, which was caused by the large quantity of explosives being produced in the factory… The large quantity of explosives being produced here was the reason for the severe explosion.
Joint Commissioner of Police (JCP) Babloo Kumar said, “We received information about an explosion in a house. A relief operation has been undertaken. The wife of the house owner, Ala, has died. Their children and children in the neighbouring families are injured… Further investigation is underway…”
District Magistrate Vishak G stated that the police team, the Emergency response, and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team arrived at the spot upon receiving the information.