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Thane: Two dead, six injured in Ulhasnagar plant blast
Updated On: 24 September, 2023 07:49 AM IST | Mumbai | Anurag Kamble
The explosion occurred at the Century Rayon factory, and rescue workers are still looking for two employees who are missing
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The remains of the tanker that exploded in the factory premises on Saturday. Pic/Navneet Barhate
An explosion at a leading yarn manufacturing plant in Ulhasnagar left two workers dead and six injured, while two others are still missing.
According to officials, the incident occurred at around 11.30 am at the Century Rayon factory in Ulhasnagar, while Carbon Disulphide (CS2), a highly volatile and flammable liquid compound, was being filled in tanks already containing nitrogen. Officials said that the shock waves of the blast were felt up to two kilometres in the area, right up to the railway track crossing in Shahad.
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