Chemical powder spills on road after truck accident in Thane; no one injured

A chemical powder being transported in a truck spilled on a road after the vehicle met with an accident in Maharashtras Thane district disrupting traffic briefly on the route civic officials said on Tuesday reported news agency PTITruck accident in Thane The incident took place at Kalyan PhataNo person was injured in the incident which took place at 1142 pm on Monday at Kalyan Phata Thane Municipal Corporations disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said reported PTIThe truck carrying 25 tonnes of phthalic anhydride was heading from Taloja in Navi Mumbai to Dahej in Gujarat when it hit another truck and tilted towards one side reported PTIAround three tonnes of the chemical then spilled on the road the official saidTruck accident in Thane Traffic movement affectedTraffic movement on the road was affected for about halfanhour he saidLocal firemen and the regional disaster management cell team rushed to the spot The road was later cleared of the spillage the official said reported PTIPhthalic anhydride is used for a broad range of applications spanning from the plastics industry to the synthesis of resins agricultural fungicides and aminesTruck accident in Thane Other incidentsIn another incident a container cabin caught fire in Maharashtras Thane district shortly after midnight on Monday destroying decoration materials kept in it civic officials said reported PTINo person was injured in the incident Thane Municipal Corporations disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi saidThe blaze erupted in the container carrying wedding decoration materials near Chuha bridge on DivaMumbra road at 1242 am he said reported PTIAfter being alerted local fire personnel and the regional disaster management cell team members rushed to the spot reported PTIThe fire was put out by 2 am the official said adding that all the materials stored in the container were gutted reported PTIA probe was on to find out the cause of the fire he saidMeanwhile the police in Maharashtras Thane district have launched a probe after a 30yearold man was killed in a hitandrun outside a bar on Sunday an official said reported PTIPrashant Suresh Bhoir and two more persons had gone to the bar at Rajnoli village along the MumbaiNashik highway on Saturday night The trio came out after the bar closed reported PTICiting the FIR the police said the two men headed home in their respective cars but soon realised Bhoir was not there in either of the vehicles They rushed back to the bar only to find Bhoir severely injured outside the premisesWith inputs from PTI