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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|2024 accident in Thane, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox disaster<br />
| date = {{start date|df=y|2024|5|23}}<br />
| location = [[Dombivili]], [[Thane]], [[Maharashtra]]<br />
| cause = Fire due to explosion<br />
| reported deaths = 10<br />
| reported injuries = 64<br />
}}<br />
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On 23 May 2024, a fire broke out following the explosion of four [[boiler]]s at a [[chemical factory]] in [[Dombivili]], a suburb of [[Thane]]. Ten people were killed and more than 64 were injured.<br />
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== Incident ==<br />
At 13:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] on 23 May 2024, four [[boilers]] exploded at the Amber Chemical Factory at [[Dombivili]], a suburb of [[Thane]]. The factory was involved in the production of [[food coloring]] and other chemicals. The fire spread to nearby factories and buildings, before being extinguished.<ref name="AP">{{cite news |date=24 May 2024 |title=Explosion and fire at chemical factory in India kills at least 9, injures 64 |url=https://apnews.com/article/india-fire-factory-blast-4a6047ccce9dab5e71a9a1600d77cae8 |access-date=24 May 2024 |work=Associated Press |archive-date=24 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524050517/https://apnews.com/article/india-fire-factory-blast-4a6047ccce9dab5e71a9a1600d77cae8 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=23 May 2024 |title=Fire breaks out after massive explosion at chemical factory in Thane |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/fire-breaks-out-after-massive-explosion-at-chemical-factory-in-thane-dombiwali/3498803/ |access-date=23 May 2024 |newspaper=[[Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]] |archive-date=23 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523100453/https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/fire-breaks-out-after-massive-explosion-at-chemical-factory-in-thane-dombiwali/3498803/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=23 May 2024 |title=8 Dead, More Than 60 Injured In Massive Blast At Chemical Factory In Thane District |url=https://www.news18.com/india/maharashtra-massive-fire-breaks-out-at-chemical-factory-in-dombivli-rescue-ops-on-8901395.html |access-date=23 May 2024 |work=[[News18]] |archive-date=23 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523092720/https://www.news18.com/india/maharashtra-massive-fire-breaks-out-at-chemical-factory-in-dombivli-rescue-ops-on-8901395.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/video/massive-explosion-fire-at-factory-in-thane-at-least-20-evacuated-787309|title=Massive Explosion at factory in Thane|date=23 May 2024|access-date=23 May 2024| work=[[NDTV]]}}</ref> Ten people were killed and more than 64 were injured in the accident.<ref name="BA"/><br />
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== Aftermath ==<br />
[[National Disaster Response Force]] (NDRF), Thane Disaster Response FOrce (TDRF) and Maharashtra fire service were involved in [[fire control]], search and rescue operations. The injured were rescued and treated in nearby hospitals.<ref name="AP"/> The owner of the factory was arrested after the accident and experts opined that fire safety regulations might not have been followed. The cause of the accident is under investigation.<ref name="AP"/><ref name="BA"/> <br />
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[[Government of Maharashtra]] announced that the fire started in a reactor and spread to other parts of the plant, resulting in the explosion. An expert committee was formed to investigate the accident. [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] [[Eknath Shinde]] announced an [[ex-gratia]] of {{INRconvert|500|k}} for the next of the kin who were killed.<ref name="BA">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/thane-chemical-factory-blast-occurred-in-reactor-not-boiler-delhi-experts-to-probe-cause-maharashtra-labour-minister-suresh-khade/cid/2022977|title=Dombivli chemical unit blast occurred in reactor, not boiler; Delhi experts to probe cause: Maharashtra Minister|date=28 May 2024|access-date=28 May 2024|work=Telegraph India}}</ref><br />
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