On Thursday, Dombivali, around 35 km north of Mumbai, was shaken to its foundation when a deafening blast occurred in a boiler in the Probace chemical factory. Meanwhile since last night, the police and district officials started a survey of all the homes, shops, commercial complexes, vehicles amd other public and private assets which were hit by the blast. Police have registered a case against the owners of the factory in Dombivali city here under Indian Penal Code's section 304A (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) which attracts upto 10 years jail term and a fine. One man died due to heart attack soon after the blast, the sound of which was heard 4-5 kms away. While six peoples died in the blast and its after-effects, more than 150 people suffered different types of injuries.

Source: Mid-Day May 27, 2016 07:03 UTC