A manager with a chemical company died after a major fire broke out at its factory in Tarapur in Maharashtra’s Palghar district on Thursday, fire department officials said.
According to a fire brigade official, the fire broke out at the factory of Chembond Chemicals at the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation area in Tarapur around 8:30-9am on Thursday.
The official said the factory had a lot of chemicals and it was suspected that a blast took place in the factory. However, the exact cause of the blast and the fire is yet to be ascertained, according to the fire brigade official.
The company makes chemicals like water treatment, polymers, construction chemicals, high performance coatings, animal health and industrial biotech products.
