Fifteen godowns gutted in fire at village in Thane district; No casualty
Thane (PTI): At least fifteen godowns, some of them containing petroleum products, were gutted in a fire that broke out in a village in Maharashtra's Thane district in the wee hours of Monday, an official said.
There was no report of casualty in the blaze that erupted around 3:00 am at Wadpe village in Bhiwandi, said Mahesh Patil, a fire official from the Bhiwandi Nizampur Municipal Corporation (BNMC).
He said three fire engines were pressed into service, and they brought the blaze under control by 9 am, and the cooling operations were underway.
He said the blaze erupted at one godown and spread to the others.
The official said petroleum and healthcare products, cosmetics, and cloth, among other items, were stored in the godowns.
Flames could be spotted from a distance, and a foul smell emanated because of the burning of petroleum products, another official said.
According to sources, the presence of petroleum products had aggravated the situation.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
