A massive fire broke out on Sunday at a chemical factory in Boisar-Tarapur MIDC in Palghar district, Maharashtra, officials said. The blaze, which began at the UK Aromatic and Chemical Company, quickly spread to an adjacent chemical unit in the Salwad Shivaji Nagar area, news agency PTI reported.

A firefighting operation is underway to control the fire. No injuries have been reported so far, PTI reported. Authorities said that a major disaster was averted as workers managed to evacuate the premises of the UK Aromatic and Chemicals Factory.