20220309 Fire in Kanganwal unit, workers join firemen in dousing flames
India Mar 09 2022 “Building” “Factories”
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Fire in Kanganwal unit, workers join firemen in dousing flames
Updated: 2022-03-09
Ludhiana: A fire broke out on the first floor of a factory in Kanganwal on Tuesday evening. The exact reason for the blaze in Garg Acrylics is yet to be ascertained. The firefighters struggled to douse the flames, though there were firefighting equipment in the unit and its workers also helped them.
Fire in Kanganwal unit, workers join firemen in dousing flamesSub-fire officer Aatish Rai said, “Around 7pm, the fire broke out in the factory and tenders from the central fire station, Focal Point, Sunder Nagar, Gill Road were rushed to the spot. Since there was water arrangement inside the unit, we did not send back the tenders for refilling. We had controlled the flames coming out of the first floor in almost an hour, but as thick smoke kept emanating, we had to enter the unit to control it.”
A large number of workers gathered around the building and some of them helped in controlling the blaze. The hydrants installed in the unit helped the officials otherwise the fire brigade would have to return to Focal Point fire station or other nearby tubewells of the MC to get water.
In June 2019 too, a fire incident was reported in Garg Acrylics. Even at that time, workers had helped the firemen in controlling the inferno.
Web Source: The Times of India