Factory blast: Boy, aunt relive the horror

DOMBIVLI: Six- year- old Shreyash Gaikwad was thrown into the air by the force of Thursday’s explosion at Probace Enterprises, a chemicals company at Dombivli MIDC,

DOMBIVLI: Six- year- old Shreyash Gaikwad was thrown into the air by the force of Thursday’s explosion at Probace Enterprises, a chemicals company at Dombivli MIDC, but was saved by his aunt who caught him near the window of their flat on the second floor.

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The Prathamesh Darshan building where his aunt lives is hardly 50 metres away from the spot.

Harshada Pandit, Shreyas’ aunt, who is a college student, said, “Shreyash was playing near the window when we heard a loud sound causing the window glass to shatter. He was thrown into the air and I managed to get hold of him. He was taken to a nearby clinic where he was treated for a few glass pieces which entered his eye.”

“I remember my aunt catching me like a ball,” said Shreyash.