20130413 India Fire mishap in cotton godown
India Apr 12 2013 “Warehouses”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Fire mishap in cotton godown
Updated: 2013-04-14-02:02
Guntur: In a major fire in a godown near Timmapuram village of Edlapadu mandal, cotton stocks worth about Rs 16 crore were burnt to ashes on Saturday night. The fire destroyed about 6,000 cotton bales. The police are yet to ascertain the cause. However, the godown management claimed that the fire was due to electric short-circuit.
Cotton Corporation of India general manager SK Panigrahi rushed to the spot as the CCI too stored massive stocks in the godown. At least four fire-fighting tenders were engaged to control the fire. The strong winds only added fuel to the raging fire as the flames spread to nearby areas.
Police said the fire at block I of G Parandhamaiah godowns began at around 7.30 pm where about 1,600 cotton bales were stored by a spinning mill
. All the 1,600 bales were gutted even before the fire tenders reached the spot. The fire spread to the block II and block III where the CCI kept had its stocks.
“We have kept nearly 3,500 bales in the block which went down in the fire and I doubt nothing would remain,” said Panigrahi. tnn
The CCI has a total stock of about 15,000 bales stored in the godown. In all, there are six blocks in the godown. The stock in the remaining blocks is estimated at Rs 50 crore.
Websouce:The Times of India
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Fire-mishap-in-cotton-godown/articleshow/19534597.cms
Date:2013-04-14
Country:India