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 Thane Municipal Corporation

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