Gujarat: Four workers killed in chemical factory fire
The cause of the blaze is yet to be ascertained.
Four workers were killed and 20 were injured after fire scorched a chemical factory in Gujarat’s Surat city, the police said on Sunday, ANI reported.
The fire started after a chemical container exploded at the Anupam Rasayan company in the Sachin Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation area, Surat Chief Fire Officer Basant Pareek said, reported PTI.
સુરતના સચિન GIDC વિસ્તારમાં કેમિકલની કંપનીમાં બ્લાસ્ટ થયા બાદ લાગેલી ભીષણ આગમાં 4 વ્યક્તિના મોત અને 20 વ્યક્તિઓ દાઝ્યા છે. ફાયરની 10થી 15 ગાડીઓના 50થી વધુ ફાયરજવાનોએ ત્રણ કલાક આગ બુઝાવવા જહેમત ઉઠાવી છે.#Surat #SachinGIDC #ChemicalCompany #Fire pic.twitter.com/iNYLrRpbJ7
— Gujarat Samachar (@gujratsamachar) September 11, 2022
Four Workers were killed, around 15 others were injured after fire broke out in #Gujarat 's Surat chemical factory, blaze erupted around 10.30 pm on Saturday in factory with a massive blast in a container storing hazardous chemicals.@NewIndianXpress @TheMornStandard @santwana99 pic.twitter.com/BT1rdppAr5
— Dilip Singh Kshatriya (@Kshatriyadilip) September 11, 2022
“A charred body was found in the factory at night, while the bodies of three other missing workers were found in the factory premises on Sunday,” Police Inspector DV Baldaniya said.
Fifteen fire tenders were sent to the site after the blaze was reported on Saturday night. The fire was brought under control in two hours, Pareek added.
In a statement, the Anupam Rasayan company said that the cause of the fire is being investigated. “We are trying to assess the damage and will take appropriate actions to operationalise the plant shortly,” it added. “Also, we are covered for the loss of assets and loss of profits under insurance.”
