Fire breaks out at chemical plant in Navi Mumbai; no one hurt
Thane (PTI): A fire broke out at a chemical plant in an industrial area of Navi Mumbai, and the operation to contain the blaze has continued overnight, an official said on Saturday.
There were no casualties in the fire that erupted around 11:20 pm on Friday at a polymer company in the Shirvane MIDC area on the Thane-Belapur Road, said Yasin Tadvi, chief of the civic disaster management cell.
He said the company manufactured electrical insulation materials, epoxy products, and fibre/plastic electrical products, and the blaze spread due to the presence of highly flammable chemicals, damaging machines and materials stored on the premises.
The official said four fire brigades from different areas of Navi Mumbai were deployed to control the blaze, and fire-fighting operations have continued overnight.
Officials said nearby businesses and workers have been alerted, and precautionary measures are being taken to ensure public safety.
They said the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, and a probe will be conducted.
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Trump’s fresh threat to bomb Iran amid reports of deal to end war
Washington (PTI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened Iran with more bombing if it doesn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz, amid a report that the warring sides were nearing an agreement to end the war.
US media outlet Axios reported, quoting US officials and two other sources, that the US and Iran were getting close to a one-page memorandum of understanding to end the war and set a framework for more detailed nuclear negotiations.
The US expects Iranian responses on several key points over the next 48 hours, Axios reported, adding that nothing has been agreed yet. This was the closest the parties had been to an agreement since the war began.
"Assuming Iran agrees to give what has been agreed to, which is, perhaps, a big assumption, the already legendary Epic Fury will be at an end, and the highly effective Blockade will allow the Hormuz Strait to be OPEN TO ALL, including Iran," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
"If they don’t agree, the bombing starts, and it will be, sadly, at a much higher level and intensity than it was before," Trump said.
According to Axios, the deal would involve Iran committing to a moratorium on nuclear enrichment, the US agreeing to lift its sanctions and release billions in frozen Iranian funds, and both sides lifting restrictions around transit through the Strait of Hormuz.
It said many of the terms laid out in the memo would be contingent on a final agreement being reached, leaving the possibility of renewed war or an extended limbo in which the hot war has stopped, but nothing is truly resolved.
