Three people were killed and eight others injured after a fire broke out in a chemical company in Ratnagiri district on Sunday morning, police said. The incident took place around 9.30 am in the unit located in Lote MIDC (Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation) area in Khed taluka, an officer at Ratnagiri police control room said.

It is suspected that the blaze erupted after a blast in the unit, he said, adding that the police were trying to ascertain the exact cause of the fire.