Blast in Chemical Factory Near Mumbai Kills 11, Injures 100

The blast took place at a chemical factory in Dombivali, in Mumbai’s Thane district.

A major fire broke out following a blast in a Dombivali chemical factory. (Photo: ANI)

• A major fire broke out after a blast in a chemical factory in Dombivali, in Thane district of the Greater Mumbai region, on Thursday. 20 fire brigades and 15 ambulances were sent for the rescue operation, one police official said.
  
  
• A total of 11 people died and about 100 were injured, reports ANI. Eight fire tenders were rushed to the Acharya Chemical Factory, in MIDC Phase 2 in Dombivali, according to a Mid-Day report.
  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at the site of the accident. (Photo: ANI)

• The Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who visited the site of the accident, urged police officials and local authorities to speed up relief operations.
  

Smoke rising from the blast site. (Photo: ANI)

“First we thought it was an earthquake, the way our building was shaking,” said Sumedh Joshi, who lives about a mile away from the factory. “Our window panes shattered due to the blast and we quickly came out of our building.”

Shattered window panes from the blast. (Photo: ANI)

Three people have died so far. (Photo: ANI)