Raigad factory fire: Days after a massive fire broke out at a pharma factory in Maharashtra`s Raigad district, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Monday said that it recovered a total number of eleven dead bodies till Monday evening and have now called off the search operations after finding the remaining persons.

According to the NDRF, “A total number of 11 dead bodies have been recovered from ongoing operations at MIDC Mahad. The Operations have been called off now.”

Meanwhile on Saturday, the officials had said that as many as eight bodies were recovered, following the fire that broke out at a pharmaceutical company in, while the search for three missing persons were continued by the NDRF.

The blaze at the factory located in MIDC Mahad in Raigad district, some 170 kilometres from Mumbai had started at around 11 am on Friday, the NDRF official had earlier said.

As per the primary investigation, the fire broke out due to a short circuit.

On Friday, the officials stated that the blaze erupted following a blast at the pharmaceutical factory. The fire then led the barrels containing chemicals to explode.

At the time of the incident, workers were present inside the factory. Seven of them suffered severe burns and were swiftly taken to a hospital for medical treatment, the report stated.

Firefighting operations involved ten vehicles from the fire brigade, and they successfully extinguished the blaze.

The police and fire brigade teams are actively engaged in the search operation.

While conducting the search and rescue operation, the NDRF had found that at least eleven individuals who were on the premises when the incident occurred are currently missing.

The fire quickly spread, engulfing chemicals and other inflammable materials within the factory, which dampened the search and rescue efforts, stated the report.

Firefighting operations involved ten vehicles from the fire brigade, and they successfully extinguished the blaze. However, the exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. 

Both the police and fire brigade teams are actively engaged in the search operation. Additionally, a unit from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) was deployed to assist in the ongoing efforts.

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