At least two people have died in an explosion at a fireball manufacturing factory in the Daulatabad Industrial Area of Gurugram, ANI reported.
The incident occurred late on Friday night. Upon receiving the information, approximately 24 fire tenders rushed to the scene, and the fire was successfully controlled. Fire Officer Ramesh Kumar reported that three to four people were injured and have been taken to the hospital.
Kumar said, “We brought fire tenders from nearby fire stations and blasts were still happening then. Around 24 fire tenders were deployed in the operation. This factory manufactures fireballs which is like a fire extinguisher. Nearby buildings suffered damage. We are being told that two deaths occurred and three to four injured people were shifted to hospital before we reached here”. More details are awaited on the incident.
Another fire incident was reported in Delhi’s Nangloi area on Friday at around 9 pm. A plastic manufacturing factory caught fire due to unknown reasons and the fire department took six hours to douse the fire. Fortunately, no injuries or fatalities were reported in the incident.
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained and the police has begun a probe for it. The workers of the factory safely left the premises soon after the fire broke out.
At least 28 fire tenders were required for service to control the fire and by 3:30 am the fire was completely extinguished.