On 23 May 2024, a fire broke out following the explosion of four boilers at a chemical factory in Dombivili, a suburb of Thane.
At 13:30 IST on 23 May 2024, four boilers exploded at the Amber Chemical Factory at Dombivili, a suburb of Thane.
[1] The owner of the factory was arrested after the accident and experts opined that fire safety regulations might not have been followed.
[1][5] Government of Maharashtra announced that the fire started in a reactor and spread to other parts of the plant, resulting in the explosion.
Chief Minister of Maharashtra Eknath Shinde announced an ex-gratia of ₹500,000 (US$5,800) for the next of the kin who were killed.