8 workers died?
On Thursday, a blast killed at least eight people at a chemical factory in Maharashtra's Thane, a security camera captured the moments before and after the blast.
Four workers were standing at a corner of the boiler plant just before the blast, showed CCTV footage. Then a loud thud occurred and glass shards flew. The workers took to their heels to save themselves.
Besides the eight casualties, the blast in Dombiwali in Thane, near Mumbai, injured several people.
Witnesses have reported hearing three blasts at the factory, which were heard a kilometer away.
The blast has left a big crater at the spot. The shockwaves produced by it damaged nearby factories and bent heavy iron beams too.
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and other senior officials visited the location.
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