Mumbai: Chemical powder suspected of falling refineries on food and vehicles Villagers Mahul in Mumbai, trigger panic in the area, officials said on Sundays.
The incident occurred at around 11pm on Saturday, when the resident of Pala in the village was Mahul in Suburban Chembur celebrating a festival outside their home, an API official said.
They pay attention to powder from the Hindustan Petroleum refinery located nearby falling on their food and vehicle, the official said.
Worried residents immediately told local police and firefighters.
Personnel from the Fire Department, Police and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation reached the place and immediately contacted refineries, the official said.
Plant officials were asked to close the work there, he said.
Personnel from the Fire Department, Police and Civic’s body attended the area until 1:30 a.m.
on Sunday and did not find anything suspicious, the fire department said, added that chemicals were suspected of stopping automatically after some time.
“It’s not a toxic substance.
After the incident, plant officials were asked to close their temporary work and to correct the problem,” said the Senior Inspector of the RCF Police Station Shrihari Ghavate.
“We will wait for reports from factory inspectors and chemical pollution controllers and on that basis, the action will be taken if needed,” Police Officials said.
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