24 workers were injured after a fire broke out at a chemical plant in Gujarat’s Surat city on Wednesday. The fire was caused after an explosion took place in the plant, according to a PTI report. The blaze erupted at around 2 am at the chemical factory located in Sachin GIDC industrial area in Surat.
The explosion that caused the fire happened in a large tank after leakage of inflammable chemicals stored in it, said Surat in-charge chief fire officer Basant Pareek, as per the report.
"At least 24 workers suffered injuries and were rushed to a hospital where they are undergoing treatment," he said.
Pareek said it was not immediately known as to how many workers were inside the factory when the incident took place. "The blast caused fire in the three-storey building of the factory and engulfed the entire unit," another official said.
Over a dozen fire-fighting vehicles were rushed to the spot and efforts were underway to contain the blaze, said the official.
On Tuesday, a six-year-old girl was charred to death and four people suffered serious burn injuries after a major fire broke out in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh town, said the police, as per another PTI report.
The incident was reported from a busy market area on Malviya Marg where people had lit 'diyas' (earthen lamps) on the occasion of Kartik Purnima on Monday evening.
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The flames erupted in a private residence in the market area and quickly spread to adjoining buildings, Hazaribagh district Superintendent of Police Manoj Ratan Chouthe said, according to the report.
The six-year-old girl, identified as Annu, was killed in the incident while four others suffered grievous injuries, Chouthe said.
The injured people were undergoing treatment at a private hospital and their condition is stated to be critical, he added.
The entire area was cordoned off during firefighting operations, said the SP, adding that further probe was underway to ascertain what triggered the blaze.