Massive Fire Breaks Out At Chemical Company In Vadodara

7 Workers Hospitalised!


Many unknown happenings take place one after another, which also kills many innocent lives during the incident.

 

On Thursday, A portion of Deepak Nitrite's chemical manufacturing facility in the Nandesari industrial area on the outskirts of Vadodara city in Gujarat was engulfed by an explosion and a major fire but no casualty was reported. 

 

According to the statement given by the fire officials, seven workers have been hospitalized nearby after inhaling smoke, while over 700 people living in the vicinity of the factory have been shifted to safer places. Vadodara district collector AB Gor said, "A fire broke out at Deepak Nitrite Company in Nandesari GIDC in Gujarat`s Vadodara on June 2. No casualty has been reported."

 

Further, they said, "However, 4-5 people have been shifted to hospital due to difficulty in breathing. We are monitoring the pollution level of the city. People living in nearby areas have been shifted to safer places," he said.

 

According to the statement given by the Collector, Efforts are on to douse the massive fire, in which no injury has been reported. Seven workers who had inhaled the smoke were shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment. As a precaution, nearly 700 people living in the rural areas adjoining the factory have been shifted to safer places," Vadodara Collector RB Barad said.

 

(The cause of the explosion is yet to be ascertained. This is a developing story.)

 

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