At least 10 persons were injured after a fire broke out at a firecracker factory at Vangaon in Dahanu taluka of Palghar district around 10 am on Thursday. The impact of the blast was felt as far as 15 to 20 kilometers away from the village
The workers in the factory are believed to have escaped on hearing about the explosion. But some of them sustained injuries due to the explosion.
The blaze was doused after three hours of fire fighting operation with the aid of three fire engines.
Speaking on the incident, CPI (M) MLA Vinod Nikole said, “The factory has been functioning since the past 20 years. Some wielding work was going on inside the factory in the morning despite warning by a few locals and workers as highly inflammable explosives are stored there. However, the management ignored the warning and the incident took place.”
The injured workers have been shifted to Dahanu hospital, a few others have been sent to a hospital in Vapi, Gujarat.