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One killed, three injured in factory explosion

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One person was killed and three others critically injured after a boiler exploded in an industrial scrap godown in Mumbra near Thane, police said.

According to Regional Disaster Management Control (RDMC) of the Thane Municipal Corporation, the explosion took place at a unit in Gothegar on the Mumbra-Panvel Road on Saturday afternoon.

Santosh Kadam, Chief of RDMC said a person present inside the godown died due to the fire while three others received severe burn injuries.

The injured have been admitted to Thane Civil Hospital while the deceased is yet to be identified, fire brigade sources said.

Meanwhile, the Shil Diaghar police have booked the owner of the godown, identified as Ajmal under section 304 (punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the IPC.

Doctors at the civil hospital said the injured have received 100 per cent burn injuries and are battling for their lives.

The injured are identified as Phoolchand Prasad (35), Ramlal Yadav (32) and Navman Yadav (32).

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