At least nine killed in chemical factory fire


Search continues: National Disaster Response Force rescuers working at the site after an explosion and fire at a chemical factory in Dombivali near Mumbai. — AP

RESCUERS combed through piles of debris and wreckage searching for bodies after an explosion and fire at a chemical factory in western India killed at least nine people and injured 64 others, officials said.

The explosion in the factory’s boiler on Thursday led to a fire that affected nearby factories and houses in Maharashtra state’s Thane district, administrative official Sachin Shejal said.

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