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IN PHOTOS: Eight killed in Raigad factory fire, NDRF conducts rescue operations

Updated On: 05 November, 2023 12:49 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

A massive fire at a pharma company in Mahad area of Raigad district in Maharashtra, some 170 kilometres from Mumbai, have led to the death of eight people. Following the incident, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) officials rushed to the spot to conduct a rescue and relief opeartion, the officials said. Pics/PTI and NDRF

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NDRF officials conduct rescue and relief operations. Pics/PTI and NDRF

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NDRF officials conduct rescue and relief operations. Pics/PTI and NDRF
Eight bodies have been recovered till Saturday afternoon following the fire that broke out at a pharmaceutical company in Maharashtra's Raigad district, while search for three missing persons continued, an NDRF official said

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Eight bodies have been recovered till Saturday afternoon following the fire that broke out at a pharmaceutical company in Maharashtra's Raigad district, while search for three missing persons continued, an NDRF official said

As per initial probe, the fire may have started due to a short circuit, leading to barrels filled with chemicals at the site exploding, which further intensified the blaze, the official said

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As per initial probe, the fire may have started due to a short circuit, leading to barrels filled with chemicals at the site exploding, which further intensified the blaze, the official said

The police said that samples had been obtained from the kin of the 11 persons, who were declared missing immediately after the blaze, for identification purposes through DNA testing

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The police said that samples had been obtained from the kin of the 11 persons, who were declared missing immediately after the blaze, for identification purposes through DNA testing

The blaze at the pharma factory in MIDC Mahad in Raigad district started at 11am on Friday

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The blaze at the pharma factory in MIDC Mahad in Raigad district started at 11am on Friday

While four bodies were found till 7am, another four were recovered till 5pm, the officials said

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While four bodies were found till 7am, another four were recovered till 5pm, the officials said

The bodies were part of the 11 persons who had gone missing following the fire

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The bodies were part of the 11 persons who had gone missing following the fire

Search operations with personnel from local agencies as well as NDRF for the remaining three continue, the officials said

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Search operations with personnel from local agencies as well as NDRF for the remaining three continue, the officials said

Meanwhile, the Raigad police in Maharashtra, in a release late in the evening on Saturday, put the death toll at seven

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Meanwhile, the Raigad police in Maharashtra, in a release late in the evening on Saturday, put the death toll at seven

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