Palghar, Jan 11 (PTI) A fire gutted a chemical unit in Palghar on Thursday, though no one was hurt in the incident, a civic official said.

The fire broke out in Alyali, Diwan and Sons industrial estate and was doused in two hours, he said.

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"Chemical drums stored at the site exploded in the blaze. The cause of the fire is being ascertained," he said.

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