Updated On: 24 May, 2024 10:37 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
CM Eknath Shinde said the blast occurred due to hydrogen peroxide chemical, and it was triggered due to a rise in the temperature inside the reactor (boiler)

CM Shinde had on Thursday visited the spot. Pic/CMO
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday said that the authorities have been instructed to shift the units that deal with highly hazardous chemicals out of residential areas to avoid recurrence of incidents like the Dombivli boiler blast that killed at least nine persons and injured more than 60 others, reported the PTI.
Speaking to media persons at the BMC headquarters in Mumbai after taking a review of monsoon preparedness of Mumbai, CM Eknath Shinde said that Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) should shift the hazardous chemical companies to the lands that have been purchased, as per the PTI.