20160726 India Fire accident averted
India Jul 25 2016 “Other”
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Fire accident averted
Updated: 2016-07-26-08:29
Timely action by fire services personnel averted a major fire that broke out in a boiler filled with crude furnace oil inside the premises of Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Pvt Ltd, a unit of RBI, at Metagalli on Monday.
The 30-ft tank can store 2,50,000 litres of fuel. The oil chamber caught fire due to short-circuit around 3.15pm. The staff, who notice the fire, immediately summoned the fire personnel. Four fire and rescue service vehicles from Hebbal, Bannimantap and Saraswathipuram rushed to the spot and doused the blaze after a 3-hour operation. Fuel and machines worth Rs 75 lakh are said to have been burnt.
Web Source: THE TIMES OF INDIA
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