2 dead,1 injured in chemical plant blast in Maharashtra’s Tarapur The factory was operating as the state government has allowed essential service units to work during the lockdown. MUMBAI: Two persons were killed and at least one injured in an explosion at a chemical factory in Tarapur MIDC area of Boisar on Monday. Two workers were killed and another was injured after a huge blast at a surfactant unit in a chemical zone in Tarapur of Maharashtra’s Palghar, police said.Pradip Kasbe, an inspector at the Boisar MIDC police station, said the dead workers have been identified as Vijay Sawant, a 44-year-old resident of Pastal in Boisar, and Sameer Khoja, 48, from Palghar.Runal Thakur, 35, was admitted in a hospital in Boisar, Kasbe said.The blast took place at Galaxy Surfactants, located in Plot M 3 of Tarapur chemical zone, at 11:30am in the reactor where the raw material for surfactants was being manufactured.The unit has 250 staff and the management had sought permission from the collector of Palghar to allow 105 workers and management personnel to work at the factory. 301 talking about this. MIDC च्या नियमबाह्य भूखंड वाटपाने बोईसर व परिसरात पूर परिस्थिती बोईसर : दिनांक- 05 ऑगस्ट 2020, मागील 7 ते 8 वर्षापासू All Tarapurits are welcome to join the group and share information and give your suggestions to improve Boisar, Tarapur This is the first accident during the national lockdown in an industrial unit manufacturing essential products in Palghar district.The collector had given permission to start industries which manufacture medical products like masks, hand wash, sanitisers and other personal care and hygiene items essential for people to use to fight the coronavirus outbreak. Explore more on Boisar. Thinking it was an earthquake, the locals rushed out to seek shelter. Find Boisar Latest News, Videos & Pictures on Boisar and see latest updates, news, information from NDTV.COM. “We are in the process of filing an accidental death report (ADR) and the post mortem report is awaited. All Rights Reserved | Share your whatsapp number to get daily news updates directly to your mobileCopyright © 2017-2019 Boisar Tarapur Mitra. Galaxy Surfactants was one such unit allowed to operate and Monday was the first day of its operation, said Kasbe. Deigned by : Two fire tenders from MIDC Fire Brigade have controlled the fire due to the blast, he added.

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