The explosion occurred on Thursday triggering a blaze in the chemical manufacturing unit. The government would conduct a detailed inquiry," he said."State government will bear all the expenses for their medical treatment," he had said, adding that an in-depth inquiry will be conducted into the incident. Roof of some of the houses in the vicinity STORZ COUPLING IN ALUMINUM Manufacturers were blown away while some huts were damaged. The explosion has created a big crater at the site.. The number of injured is 159, he said. The explosion occurred on Thursday triggering a blaze in the chemical manufacturing unit at Shivaji Udyog Nagar of MIDC phase-II area in Dombivali .Among the injured were those hit by flying glass shards. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had visited the blast site on Thursday and also the hospital where some of the injured were admitted.

The shock wave generated by the blast shattered the window panes of adjoining buildings and panic-stricken people were seen running helter-skelter, an eye-witness on Thursday said. Removal of debris is still on, he said, adding the National Disaster Response Force is assisting in the work.The death toll rose to six with the recovery of a body near the factory on Friday, Thane District Collector Mahendra Kalyankar told PTI.Meanwhile, the district authorities were assessing the damage caused to other properties and houses in the vicinity of the factory due to the explosion.A case was registered against the company management, Kalyankar said.

State Industries Minister Subhash Desai, who visited the site on thursday, said the government was considering shifting chemical industrial units in and around Dombivali to alternative locations for which suitable legislative changes would be effected.Police have registered a case against the company management, he said.The death toll in the massive explosion at an industrial unit in Dombivali township of the district has risen to six while 159 injured were undergoing treatment, a senior official said on Friday. "This is a serious and major incident.Chemical industries in Dombivali are likely to be shut down for a week to carry out an inspection and combing operation to ascertain implementation of various safety and security measures, the minister said