Fire rages for 28 hours at chem godown, 1 worker dead
The deceased was identified as Samadhan Bhojale, a resident of Kalyan (east), who leaves behind his wife and a son. He was employed at one of the chemical godowns in the complex. During the firefighting operation, a charred body was found around 1.30 am on Sunday.
A fire official said that the body was sent to Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Bhiwandi. Senior inspector Vijay Kadbane of Narpoli police station, told TOI, "The man was identified from an Aadhaar card found near the body."
A probe suggests that due to the fire, a chemical drum kept in the godown exploded, and flames engulfed Bhojale, who tried to escape collapsed. Multiple chemical drums reportedly exploded during the incident, intensifying the fire.
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