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Series of blasts near Mumbai in pharma unit

Series of blasts near Mumbai in pharma unit

MUMBAI – Three workers died and 15 were injured due to a series of blastsin the unit, causing damages to at least six nearby chemical units in thechemical zone of the Boisar MIDC in Mumbai.

The Boisar MIDC police have registered an FIR against the fire officer ofthe Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Tarapur for allegedly ignoringthe Palghar district collector’s call to rush fire personnel to quell theraging blasts in a pharma unit in Boisar MIDC on Thursday night, HindustanTimes has reported.

Vikas Gajre, sub-divisional magistrate, Palghar had lodged a policecomplaint in the matter on the orders of Palghar district collector DrPrashant Narnaware.

The FIR has been registered against Suhas Sambhaji Borkar, the fire officerof Barc, Tarapur.