Tanker carrying chemical catches fire in Shil Mahape Road

  • | Wednesday | 18th March, 2020

A tanker carrying inflammable liquid caught fire at Shil Phata in Thane district on Wednesday afternoon, an official said. After the tanker caught fire, there were two explosions and it fell on its side, he said. The tanker driver, who received minor injures, was taken to a nearby hospital, he said. The accident caused a huge traffic jam on Shil-Mahape road. Also download the new mid-day Android and iOS apps to get latest updates

A tanker carrying inflammable liquid caught fire at Shil Phata in Thane district on Wednesday afternoon, an official said. The fire was brought under control within a couple of hours, said chief of Regional Disaster Management Cell Santosh Kadam. After the tanker caught fire, there were two explosions and it fell on its side, he said. The tanker driver, who received minor injures, was taken to a nearby hospital, he said. The accident caused a huge traffic jam on Shil-Mahape road. Catch up on all the latest Crime, National, International and Hatke news here. Also download the new mid-day Android and iOS apps to get latest updates

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