It took 10 fire tenders four hours to control a massive fire that broke out at a quilt factory in Chattha Colony on Bahadurke Road on Saturday.
Though all workers managed to escape to safety, goods and machinery worth lakhs was gutted in the incident.
As the fire erupted around 3pm, some workers inside the factory tried to douse the flames, but realising that their efforts were going in vain, they informed the fire brigade and rushed out of the factory.
The fire sent plumes of smoke in the air, putting area residents and workers in panic. The reason behind the incident remains uncertain.
Sub-fire officer Navrang Singh said, “We received an alert at 3.25pm and pressed 10 fire tenders into service. However, there was only a single entry and exit point in the factory, posing difficulties in gaining access. Besides, excessive heat and smoke also dented fire-fighting efforts. We had to break the boundary walls of the unit from two sides to enter the factory and put out the fire. The factory had various anomalies with regard to fire-safety arrangements.”
“Some workers claimed that a coworker was still inside the factory. But no one was found during the search. The 10 fire tenders were refilled over 40 times and the flames were controlled in around four hours. There was no injury or casualty,” Singh said.
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