About 12 fire tenders are at the spot.
THANE: A major fire broke out at a plastic factory in Vehloli Industrial Estate near Asangaon in Thane District on Tuesday morning.
The fire has now spread to entire unit and 12 fire engine are at the spot trying to control the blaze.
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The fire broke out in SKY plastic factory at 5.30am. The fire official said around 500 to 600 workers, who were working inside, manage to escape before the fire spread to entire unit.
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THANE: Two children who were seriously injured in a chemical spill 12 years ago were awarded a cumulative compensation of Rs 8.30 lakh by the Maharashtra Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), an official said on Sunday.
On October 9, 2009, Pawan Kanojia, then 13, and Manish Mathur, nine at the time, were traveling in an MSRTC bus going from Thane to Bhayander when a chemical-laden tanker tried to overtake it, he said.
As the tanker swerved while overtaking, its lid opened and some portion of the chemical stored inside fell on Kanojia and Mathur who had window seats in the bus, causing both serious, permanent injuries.
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THANE: Two persons were sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Thane in Maharashtra for kidnapping and killing the 22-year-old son of a building contractor, an official said on Saturday.
In his order of March 3, the detailed copy of which was made available on Friday, Thane Additional Sessions Judge VY Jadhav held Kalpesh alias Chotu Ramnath Saroj (32) and Ravindra kumar Yadav (29) guilty under sections 302, 364A and 389 of IPC for murder, kidnapping for ransom, and extortion and sentenced them to life imprisonment on each count, which will run concurrently, an official said.
The judge also fined them Rs 60,000, he added.