Nov 22, 2024 01:09 PM IST
The incident occurred on Thursday at Myanmar Chemical Firm in Shalgaon MIDC of Kadegaon tehsil within the district.
A minimum of three individuals, together with two girls, had been killed and 9 others hospitalised after a fuel leak following a blast in a reactor at a fertiliser plant in Maharashtra’s Sangli district.
Police stated a reactor on the fertiliser plant exploded releasing chemical fumes. (Consultant image) (Shutterstock)
Police stated a reactor on the fertiliser plant exploded releasing chemical fumes.
The 2 girls who misplaced their lives have been recognized as Suchita Uthale, 50, of Yetgaon in Sangli district and Neelam Rethrekar, 26, of Masur in Satara district, the official stated.
Sangli superintendent of police Sandip Ghuge stated the fuel is suspected to be ammonia.
Seven of the injured individuals have been admitted to Sahyadri Hospital in Karad and 5 of them are within the ICU, stated PTI quoted one other official as saying.
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