The incident took place on Saturday around noon. Nitrogen gas containers were taken to the company premises and were going to be filled with CS2 (carbon disulfide).
While police sources pegged the time of the explosion at between 10.15 and 10.45 am, the company in its official statement said that it took place at 11.15 am. Workers said it shattered the windows of the nearby sections in the plant while local residents said it was so powerful that its effects were felt in areas like Tanaji Nagar, Shahad Phata, Shivneri Nagar, Gulshan Nagar and Shahad Gaothan, all within a one-km radius of the plant | Mumbai news