Boisar Fire | It felt like an earthquake: Victims

The fire brigade department of Vasai Virar and the MIDC fire brigade recovered three bodies from the location. One of the injured persons, Kailash Kumar, a native of Madhya Pradesh, had joined the Arti Drugs industrial unit a week back. "We were bifurcating chemical powder when suddenly the blast ...
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Boisar chemical reactor blast kills 3, injures 20

It then spread to the other five factories -- Unimax, Prachi, Arti, Bharat Rasayan and Darbar. All of these six factories deal with the manufacturing of medicines. The injured were admitted to the Thunga hospital and the Vikas hospital in Boisar. The Vasai Virar fire brigade was pressed into service to douse ...
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Boisar fire broke out during National Safety Week campaign

The industrial unit owners have failed to comply with the safety and health norms and it is evident that they have violated the laws." The Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health (DISH) in Vasai is probing the case and the units which do not comply with the fire safety norms would be strictly punished.
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3 killed, 14 hurt in blasts in Boisar chemical factories

The Boisar cops have registered an offence in this regard and will file a final case once officials from the Director of Industrial Safety and Health, Vasai, file their final findings after conducting a detailed panchnama. District Collector Dr Prashant Narnaware was at the spot, along with fire brigade officials ...
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40 blasts in Tarapur chemical unit, tremors felt 12km away

The electricity board immediately cut power supply to the entire Tarapur-Boisar region. Around 25 fire engines from Boisar, Tarapur, Vasai-Virar, Thane and Bhiwandi rushed to the spot and battled for nearly six hours before bringing the flames under control by 5.15 am. As a few areas continued to burn, ...
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Crime hounds Kashimira, deaf-mute man robbed

Pradeep Gangadin Gupta (31), hearing- and speech- impaired since birth, resides in Dahisar and works as a data entry operator at Virar. A bike-borne man waylaid Mr Gupta, assaulted him, and forced him to withdraw Rs 4,000 from the ATM and hand it over to him. According to the complaint registered ...
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Bidre murder: accused's police custody extended

Meanwhile, top Navi Mumbai Police officers including Commissioner of Police Hemant Nagrale and DCP (Crime Branch) Tushar Doshi are in talks with some private companies to avail the equipment needed for an underwater search for Ms. Bidre's body. dumped in a metallic trunk in Vasai creek.
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Bidre murder probe: kin allege political pressure

No luck: The two-day search for the body of Ashwini Bidre in Vasai creek yielded no results. On Monday, the Navi Mumbai Crime Branch with the assistance of the Navy began a search for Bidre's body in Vasai creek. Crime Branch sleuths are likely to approach private petro chemical industries or any ...
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Three killed in Maharashtra factory blasts

Narnaware said the Director of Industrial Safety and Health (DISH), Vasai, would conduct a probe the matter to ascertain the cause of the tragedy and submit a report to the police who have registered a case of accident. The victims have been identified as Pintu K. Gautam, Janu Adaria and Alok Nath.
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3 killed, 15 injured in series of blasts and fire at chemical factory in Tarapur MIDC, Palghar

... of doors and window panes of nearby houses. Over 25 fire tenders from Vasai, Bhiwandi, Palghar, Dahanu, Tarapur, Reliance Thermal, Thane and Palghar were pressed into service. While major sections of the fire were extinguished around 5 am, firefighting was still underway in some small pockets.
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Three dead as 40 blasts rip through chemical factory near Mumbai, tremors felt 12km...

At least 25 fire tenders from Vasai, Bhiwandi, Palghar, Tarapur Atomic Power Station (TAPS), Reliance Thermal, Dahanu, Thane and Palghar have been ... SP Singe said the directorate of industrial safety and health (DISH), Vasai, will ascertain the cause of the fire and submit a report to the Boisar MIDC ...
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Maharashtra: Chemical factory fire injures 13

... between 100-200 litres burst due to the fire. Tarapur MIDC has around 1,100 chemical units which store hazardous and flammable chemicals. The collector added that aid was asked for controlling the fire from Vasai-Virar Municipal corporation, Tarapur Atomic Plant and Reliance thermal power station ...
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Three dead, several injured in blast at chemical plant near Mumbai

At least 25 fire tenders from Vasai-Virar, Bhiwandi-Nizampur, Palghar, Tarapur Atomic Power Station (TAPS), Reliance Power, Dahanu, Thane and ... The Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health (DISH) at Vasai, will ascertain the cause of the fire and submit a report to the Boisar MIDC police, who ...
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Fire breaks out at chemicals company in Palghar, 3 killed

At least 25 fire tenders from Vasai, Bhiwandi, Palghar, Tarapur Atomic Power Station (TAPS), Reliance Thermal, Dahanu, Thane and Palghar have been pressed into service. "All precautionary measures are now in place", Palghar police superintendent Manjunath Singhe told The Indian Express.
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Fire breaks out at chemical company in Palghar, 3 killed

The entire government machinery is at the spot along with Dr Prashant Narnaware, District Collector, Fire brigade from Vasai, Bhiwandi, Palghar, Tarapur Atomic Power Station (TAPS), Reliance Thermal, Dahanu, Thane and Palghar civic tenders, said Manjunath Singe, Superintendent of Police (SP).
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