Maharashtra: Two workers injured in transformer explosion in Thane district

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Two workers sustained severe burn wounds after a transformer they were working on malfunctioned and exploded in a town in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Tuesday.

An offence under section 338 (causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) of the Indian Penal Code was registered against the contractor who had taken up the repair work, inspector Sharad Zine of Khadakpada police station said.

The explosion took place in Mohane, Ambivli around 7 am on Monday, he said.

The workers Anwar Ahmed Hassan Shaikh (38) and Gorakh Dhondiram Jadhav (65) sustained severe burn wounds in the blast and were rushed to a local hospital, where they are undergoing treatment, the official said.

The contractor was negligent and did not provide PPEs to the workers, he said.

Truck catches fire on Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway

Earlier in the day, a truck caught fire on Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Tuesday morning, affecting traffic on the busy route for a couple of hours, police said.

No one was injured, they said, adding the truck was completely charred in the blaze.

The flames could be seen from a long distance. It was not yet known what the vehicle was carrying.

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The truck caught fire near Medvan on the highway at around 8 am when it was proceeding towards Mumbai from Gujarat, an official at the district rural police control room said.

After noticing the flames, the truck's driver and cleaner jumped out to safety, the official said.

Vehicular movement on both sides of the highway remained affected for a couple of hours, he said.

Fire teams at Boisar and Dahanu were alerted, but the truck was completely charred before their arrival, the police said.

The cause of fire was under investigation, they added. (Agencies)