20220505 Fire breaks out at printing unit
India May 05 2022 “Building” “Factories”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Fire breaks out at printing unit
Updated: 2022-05-05
Kanpur: A major fire broke out in the printing unit located in Dada Nagar Industrial Area on Wednesday. The incident came to light after the workers came across smoke followed by leaping flames. Later, back-to-back explosions in the chemical drums forced them to run outside the factory. They raised an alarm and alerted the locals of the area. A huge crowd of people thronged the site. Four fire tenders were pressed into service. Firefighters brought the fire under control after several hours of effort.
Sanchit Sahjani, a resident of Moti Vihar, Kakadev, owns a Printing factory in the name of SR Flexi Pack in Dada Nagar.
About 20 workers were working in the factory at the time of the incident. Later, a machine caught fire after a short circuit in the power line. As soon as the fire broke out, the workers initially tried to douse it, but in vain. Later, they ran outside and alerted other locals, who in turn informed the factory owner and the police control room. However, the fire spread rapidly and then panic spread due to back to back explosions which happened probably in the chemical drums. Fire tenders from Fazalganj fire station and from Kidwai Nagar and the personnel with the help of people removed the drums kept in the factory and started extinguishing the fire. The fire was brought under control after about two hours of effort. Fire officer Udaybhan Singh said that the fire occurred due to short circuit, investigation is being done. “Damage is yet to be assessed,” he added.
Web Source: The Times of India