Thane, September 23: One worker was killed and four others were injured after a tanker exploded at a manufacturing unit in Maharashtra's Thane district on Saturday, an official said. The blast occurred in a tanker containing nitrogen, which was parked at a manufacturing unit at Shahad in Ulhasnagar town, around 11 am, an official said. Four workers injured in the explosion have been rushed to a hospital, said Yasin Tadvi, chief of the disaster management cell of the TMC. Jharkhand Factory Blast: Two Killed in Boiler Explosion at Aluminum Factory in Hazaribag

Local firemen and the fire services of the company fought the blaze that broke out following the blast, he said. Ulhasnagar tehsildar Akshay Dhakne said a rescue and relief operation was undertaken at the site of the plant. There was an explosion in a tanker parked on the company premises, and one worker was killed and four were injured in the blast, UMC Chief Fire Officer Balasaheb Netke said, adding that the cause for the explosion is being probed. Tanker Blast on Mumbai-Pune Expressway Video: Four Dead, Three Injured As Chemical-Laden Vehicle Overturns and Explodes on Expressway

The body of the deceased worker Shailendra Yadav has been sent for post-mortem and the local police are probing into the incident, it was stated.