Three workers were today killed and five others injured in a boiler blast at the Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilisers (RCF) plant in suburban Chembur.
"Three people died and five were injured in a boiler explosion. The injured were shifted to a nearby hospital," a senior official, who inspected the spot, told PTI.
The deceased were identified as Dilip Pawar, Govind Kumar and Mehmood Alam Noormohmad, he said.
Mumbai police spokesperson Ashoke Dhude said, "As per preliminary information, maintenance work was on when the incident took place."
Police said as per one of the injured, the maintenance work was given to a private firm and the explosion occurred when the welding was going on.
Despite repeated attempts, RCF officials could not be reached for comments.
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Fertiliser Minister Ananth Kumar has announced compensation of Rs 2 lakh each to families of the deceased persons and Rs 50,000 to the injured.
Besides this, RCF will also bear all the treatment expenses of the injured persons.
RCF Managing Director Manoj Mishra, who is holding additional charge of the company, said the blast took place at the boiler which was undergoing maintenance work.
Mishra added that an investigation is on to find out the cause of the explosion. Meanwhile, the other two boilers and all other plants are fully safe and are in operation.
He assured that there will be no impact on production of fertilisers.
