20130930 India Fire breaks out in diamond unit
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Fire breaks out in diamond unit
Updated: 2013-10-01-04:28
SURAT: A minor fire broke out at a diamond unit at Varachha mini bazaar on Monday evening. However, there were no casualties, fire brigade officials said.
The fire broke out at 4.30 pm in the meter box in the basement of Akshar diamond factory. The building is a four-storeyed structure.
“There was a huge smoke that emanated from the basement of the unit. This led to chaos and people started running helter-skelter. However, it was a small fire caused by earthing in the wires of the electricity meter box from overloading,” the officials said.
“There was no fire fighting system in the unit. We would issue anotice to the unit owner on Tuesday.” said Pankaj Patel, chief fire officer, Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC).
Websource:The Times of India
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/Fire-breaks-out-in-diamond-unit/articleshow/23325353.cms
Date:2013-10-01
Country:India