The blast at Amudan Chemicals Pvt Ltd in Dombivli East at around 1.30 pm on Thursday left seven dead and over 30 injured. Most of the injured were rushed to the Asian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), where families and even doctors recalled the memories of another blast that happened in the area in 2016. Sindhu Pote`s 33-year-old son, Rahul, is in the ICU at the AIMS. He works as an accountant in one of the companies near the blast site.

“The tin roof and the rod attached to it in his office fell on his head. He is severely injured but stable. We had his scan done; doctors told us he is under observation. There was another blast in Dombivli in 2016, and now this again. How many lives will be lost before the government takes strict action?” the mother said.