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Massive fire breaks out in chemical factory in Ambernath; four injured
Updated On: 05 November, 2018 05:37 PM IST | Mumbai | Suraj Ojha
One suburban train and a long-distance were caught up on the tracks for a while due to the fire due to the fire breaking out
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A Major fire broke out in a chemical factory between Ambernath and Badlapur Railway station. The incident occurred at around 3 pm in the afternoon. Soon after the fire took place, the traffic on Down line was stopped from 3.53 hours beyond Ambernath due to heavy smoke as a precautionary measure but after some time the serviced resumed. The fire that broke is not so far but just 500 meters away from the railway station. The fire department is trying to douse off the fire.
According to the sources, four people are injured due to the fire and as a precautionary measure Central
railway halted train services in the area as its tracks are about 100 metres away from the site of incident. A Fire Brigade official from Ambernath MIDC said that the blaze was reported at around 2pm from the Persia Chemical Factory situated in Morivali MIDC, over 60 kilometres from here. Personnel, fire engines and tankers from fire brigade units of Ambernath, Badlapur, Kalyan and Ulhasnagar have been rushed to the site, he added. Senior Inspector K G Chavan of Ambernath police station said that four workers were injured.
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