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Home / Mumbai / Mumbai News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: Traffic disrupted after chemical powder spills on road in Thane

IN PHOTOS: Traffic disrupted after chemical powder spills on road in Thane

Updated On: 07 May, 2024 06:37 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

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, the officials said. Pics/RDMC

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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, the officials said. Pics/RDMC

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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, the officials said. Pics/RDMC
<p>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</p>

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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

<p>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</p>

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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

<p>Around three tonnes of the chemical then spilled on the road, the official said</p>

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

<p>Meanwhile, traffic movement on the road was affected for about half-an-hour, he said</p>

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Meanwhile, traffic movement on the road was affected for about half-an-hour, he said

<p>Local firemen and the regional disaster management cell team rushed to the spot. The road was later cleared of the spillage, the official said</p>

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

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

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

<p>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</p>

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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

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