The contractor who had undertaken the maintenance work at the chemical factory has been booked for causing death by negligence by the Raigad police after three labourers died in a blast on Thursday. On Thursday, three workers and three others were injured following a blast that occurred within Sadhana Nitro Chemical situated in Dhatau, MIDC.

“There was maintenance work going on in the factory and prima facie, the contractor entrusted with eth work had not taken enough safety precautions which caused the blast and hence we have booked him,” deputy superintendent (Roha division) Ravindra Daundkar said…

According to police, the contractor failed to ensure that the methanol tank was completely empty. There was welding and fabrication work happening above the 10 feet methanol tank. “Even as the tank was empties, there was residue of the gas which the contractor did not verify. The workers too were not provided with helmets or any safety gears,” added the officer…