A huge blast was reported at Jakharia Textiles, at Boisar MIDC on Saturday morning. Two people had been killed and 5 had been injured withinside the incident and are undergoing remedy at private hospitals in Vasai and Boisar.
The blast is stated to have taken vicinity withinside the boiler section. The Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health (DISH), Vasai, are yet to check the cause. The unit manufactured mixed polyester cotton and viscose material, yarn dyeing, cotton linen, fabric yarn processing, fabric and different fabric products.
Manish Sawant, station officer of Boisar MIDC fire brigade said the fire was reported at around 6 am. “We reached the spot and with the help of three tenders, we doused the fire. Cooling operations are on. The dead workers have been identified as Mithilesh Rajwanshi, 35, and Chottelal Saroj, 35,” said senior inspector Suresh Kadam. The injured are Mukesh Yadav, Amit Yadav, Murli Gautam, Ganesh Patil and Umesh Ram, said Kadam.
Boisar MIDC police have registered a case of accidental death and have sent the two bodies or post-mortem. “We will summon Nitin Keshavji Shah, managing director of the Bhiwandi-registered company and then register a first information report,” said Kadam.