Chemical powder spills on road after truck accident in Thane; no one injured

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A chemical powder being transported in a truck spilled on a road after the vehicle met with an accident in Maharashtra's Thane district, disrupting traffic briefly on the route, civic officials said on Tuesday, reported news agency PTI.

Truck accident in Thane: The incident took place at Kalyan Phata

No person was injured in the incident which took place at 11.42 pm on Monday at Kalyan Phata, Thane Municipal Corporation's disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said, reported PTI.

The truck carrying 25 tonnes of phthalic anhydride was heading from Taloja in Navi Mumbai to Dahej in Gujarat when it hit another truck and tilted towards one side, reported PTI.

Around three tonnes of the chemical then spilled on the road, the official said.

Truck accident in Thane: Traffic movement affected

Traffic movement on the road was affected for about half-an-hour, he said.

Local firemen and the regional disaster management cell team rushed to the spot. The road was later cleared of the spillage, the official said, reported PTI.

Phthalic anhydride is used for a broad range of applications spanning from the plastics industry to the synthesis of resins, agricultural fungicides and amines.

Truck accident in Thane: Other incidents

In another incident, a container cabin caught fire in Maharashtra's Thane district shortly after midnight on Monday, destroying decoration materials kept in it, civic officials said, reported PTI.

No person was injured in the incident, Thane Municipal Corporation's disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said.

The blaze erupted in the container carrying wedding decoration materials near Chuha bridge on Diva-Mumbra road at 12.42 am, he said, reported PTI.

After being alerted, local fire personnel and the regional disaster management cell team members rushed to the spot, reported PTI.

The fire was put out by 2 am, the official said, adding that all the materials stored in the container were gutted, reported PTI.

A probe was on to find out the cause of the fire, he said.

Meanwhile, the police in Maharashtra's Thane district have launched a probe after a 30-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run outside a bar on Sunday, an official said, reported PTI.

Prashant Suresh Bhoir and two more persons had gone to the bar at Rajnoli village along the Mumbai-Nashik highway on Saturday night. The trio came out after the bar closed, reported PTI.

Citing the FIR, the police said the two men headed home in their respective cars but soon realised Bhoir was not there in either of the vehicles. They rushed back to the bar only to find Bhoir severely injured outside the premises.

(With inputs from PTI)