20120411 India Goods worth crores gutted in Behrampur factory fire
India Apr 11 2012 “Factories”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Goods worth crores gutted in Behrampur factory fire
Updated: 2012-04-11-06:35
GURGAON: Property worth crores of rupees was gutted as a major fire broke out on Tuesday in a textile factory located at Behrampur industrial area. Over 25 fire tenders were called to the spot and the fire, which started around 2pm, could be extinguished only after 8 pm.The incident took place in Wilhelm textile factory on Tuesday afternoon. Fire officials received a message about the saccident at 1.53pm and they immediately sent 15 fire tenders to the spot. But by that time, damage had already been done. As the fire spread around the factory, 10 more fire tenders were called from Faridabad and Delhi.
Sources said that short-circuit is being suspected to be the reason behind the fire, but it was not confirmed. At the time of the incident, around 250 workers were present inside the factory. “Our teams reached the spot minutes after we got the information. There was no causality,” said Mahendra Singh Bhardwaj, assistant divisional fire officer, Gurgaon. Fire officials further said that five workers had been trapped in one section of the factory but the fire fighters rescued them in time.
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