Dombivli Fire: At Least 35 Injured in Boiler Blast at Amber Chemical Factory in MIDC Area; Visuals Surface

At least 35 people were reportedly injured after a boiler blast occurred in the boiler of Amber Chemical Company located in Phase 2 of the MIDC area in Thane's Dombivli on Thursday, May 23. 

According to the Thane Fire Bridge, 5 to 6 employees have suffered burn injuries from a boiler blast at Amber Chemical Company, near Metro Company, in M.I.D.C. Phase-02 in Dombivli. Reports also suggest at least 30 to 35 people injured due to a builder blast that caused a fire in the factory. Meanwhile, broken boiler pieces spread to a nearby area in Dombivli East.

Boiler Blast in Dombivli

A fire broke out after a blast at a factory reported in Thane's Dombivli, building severely damaged.

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The intensity of the blast was so high that it was heard up to 3 kilometres away. The glass windows of vehicles and nearby residential buildings, including Regency Anantam located at Vicco Naka in Dombivli East, were shattered. Chaos erupted among people in the area as the blaze spread to other areas. Black clouds of smoke could be seen coming out from the fire site.

Dombivli Blast: Shocking video of the situation in the surrounding area after the explosion. 🔥

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— Lokmat Times (@lokmattimeseng) May 23, 2024

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis showed concern about the Dombivli fire incident and said that the collector Dombivli collector was reaching the incident site. ‍ "The incident of a boiler explosion at Amudan Chemical Company in Dombivli MIDC is tragic. 8 people have been suspended. Arrangements have been made to treat the injured and more ambulances have been kept ready. I have discussed with the Collector ‍ and he is also reaching the spot within 10 minutes. Teams of NDRF, TDRF, fire brigade have been called," he wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

डोंबिवली एमआयडीसीतील अमुदान केमिकल कंपनीत बॉयलरचा स्फोट झाल्याची घटना दु:खद आहे.
8 जण या घटनेत अडकले होते. त्यांना बाहेर काढण्यात आले आहे. जखमींच्या उपचाराची व्यवस्था करण्यात आली असून आणखी रुग्णवाहिका सज्ज ठेवण्यात आल्या आहेत. जिल्हाधिकार्‍यांशी माझी चर्चा झाली असून, तेही 10…

— Devendra Fadnavis (Modi Ka Parivar) (@Dev_Fadnavis) May 23, 2024

Also Read | Dombivli Blast: Fire Breaks Out After Boiler Explosion at Factory in MIDC Area (Watch Videos).

Visuals From the Area

BIG BLAST at MIDC #dombivali. @Dev_Fadnavis@DrSEShinde need to do safety audit on all of these plants the population of city has increased and major real estate projects coming up near MIDC, its high time citizen safety is taken care @WeAreDombivli@VoiceOfDombivlipic.twitter.com/oKF2BGE83F

— witanCK🇮🇳 (@chiragkhutia) May 23, 2024

Total 8 fire engines at the spot as Firefighter vehicles from Ulhasnagar, Ambernath, Kalyan, Palava and Thane reached the spot after receiving the information. According to the inputs form the eyewitness the fire has spread to the near by Hyundai showroom.