New Delhi: A massive fire broke out at a chemical factory in Gujarat’s Aravalli district on Wednesday, news agency ANI reported. According to the report, more than 60 tankers filled with chemicals were gutted in the fire.
The reason behind the fire is yet to be ascertained. As many as 10 fire engines were rushed to the spot to douse the flames, ANI reported.
In a separate incident, nine children were injured after a generator caught fire during a Dussehra procession in Maharashtra’s Satara district, news agency PTI quoted an official as saying. The incident took place in the Koli Aali area of Mahabaleshwar during a procession taken out with an idol of Goddess Durga on the occasion of Vijayadashami on Tuesday.
All the children are in stable condition, a police official told PTI.
“The generator got heated up and caught fire as there was a can of petrol nearby. Nine children, who were sitting in a corner of the decorated vehicle, sustained burn injuries. They were rushed to hospitals in Satara and Pune,” PTI quoted the official as saying.
Superintendent of Police Sameer Shaikh said all the children who sustained burn injuries are stable and currently undergoing treatment at different hospitals.
Earlier this week, two people were killed and three others were injured after a massive fire broke out in an eight-storey residential building in Mumbai, PTI reported.
Police said prima facie it appeared the fire might have been triggered by a PNG leak or due to a pooja lamp which might have tilted.