20120412 India Fire in leather unit, no casualty reported
Apr 11 2012
Fire in leather unit, no casualty reported
Updated: 2012-04-12-02:03
KANPUR: A fire broke out at a leather tannery unit in Jajmau here on Wednesday. However, no casualty was reported.”The fire broke out at commercial leather tannery unit, located near Dargah Sharif close to BKD crossing. Several fire tenders were pressed into service,” a fire official said. The blaze was brought under control later, he said.”Around 2:30 in the afternoon we suddenly saw thick smoke spiralling out from one of the portion of the leather unit. We immediately alerted the district fire department,” a local resident said.
While a couple of fire tenders reached the spot after receiving the call, it took nearly three hours to douse the flames.
A fireman said: “The combustible material in the unit aggravated the fire. It spread rapidly in the major portion of the unit and later towards the godown adjacent to the factory, where raw material was dumped.On reaching the spot we realised we needed more fire tenders so we immediately alerted other fire stations. Later, two more fire tenders were pressed into action and nearly a dozen firemen reached the spot to bring the situation under control.”
A huge mob gathered at the site of incident to take note of the situation. A senior police official said the cause of the fire has not yet been ascertained. Members of the fire brigade team said there were wooden goods inside the leather unit and its godown- the reason why the fire spread rapidly. A senior district official, however said, a probe would be conducted to find out the cause of fire.
THE TIMES OF INDIA