At Least 16 Injured In Massive Blaze At Chemical Factory In Gujarat’s Bharuch

Visuals from the scene showed thick plumes of smoke billowing into the sky. No fatalities have been reported so far.

The blaze started around 1 pm at Metropolitan Eximchem Pvt Ltd.

At least 16 workers were injured on Thursday afternoon after a massive fire broke out at a chemical factory in Gujarat’s Bharuch district, officials said, triggering a large-scale emergency response in the industrial area.

The blaze started around 1 pm at Metropolitan Eximchem Pvt Ltd, located in the Jhagadia Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) estate, Deputy Superintendent of Police Ajay Meena told PTI.

All 16 injured workers were rushed to nearby hospitals for treatment. No fatalities have been reported so far, Meena said.

Emergency response teams and local police personnel reached the site soon after receiving information about the incident. Fire tenders and ambulances were deployed and remain stationed at the location as operations continue, he added.

Efforts to bring the fire under control were still underway at the time of reporting. Along with the Jhagadia fire brigade, two additional fire tenders from the disaster prevention and management centre in Ankleshwar were pressed into service to help contain the blaze, an official said.

Visuals from the scene showed thick plumes of smoke billowing into the sky, visible from a considerable distance, highlighting the intensity of the fire. Authorities have not yet disclosed the cause of the blaze.

10 Cars Damaged In Fire In Mumbai’s Govandi

In another incident, fire broke out near the Bainganwadi signal on the Ghatkopar-Mankhurd Link Road late on Thursday morning, damaging several parked vehicles but causing no injuries.

According to civic authorities, the blaze erupted at around 11:45 am. On being alerted, personnel from the Mumbai Fire Brigade rushed to the spot and managed to bring the fire under control and douse it by 12:22 pm.

“The fire damaged 10 to 12 parked vehicles. As per a video that is doing the rounds, even the CNG cylinder of a car exploded,” a civic official was quoted as saying by PTI.

No injuries were reported in the incident. The official added that the exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained and is currently under investigation.

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