Fire engulfs plastic granule unit in Bawana, second incident in a week
New Delhi: A massive fire engulfed a factory in Bawana, northwest Delhi, in the early hours of Friday.
The plastic granule manufacturing factory was full of flammable materials that led to the quick spread of the blaze.
No deaths have been reported.
This is the second incident of a factory blaze in a week.
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According to Delhi Fire Services (DFS), information regarding the fire came to it at 4.15am. "Immediately, 25 fire tenders were deployed and 150 firefighters worked in shifts to douse the blaze. After about five hours, the fire was doused around 9am, however the fire kept reigniting," a DFS official said.
A senior fire officer said: "When the team reached the spot and entered through the front, we found that the entire building was engulfed in flames and extremely difficult to approach right from the front gate.
The materials that were being used in the factory, particularly plastic that was used in manufacturing, were very flammable and all around the premises, blocking the pathways of the team, especially because the singular staircase was also blocked.
Our effort to enter the building and navigate around were deeply hindered by the amount of ignited materials that were present all around."
"The entire 300 square-yard building, consisting of the basement, ground and first floors, was engulfed in the fire," said a DFS official.
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Fire officers also added that the plastic materials in the factory caught fire quickly as it spread throughout the floor and then the building. As an additional concern, the factory building itself was also very poorly ventilated with only small windows on the top floor which made it difficult for the team to locate the areas of fire and douse it.
Loss of working machinery and goods have been reported. The police have reported no casualties. Police said an investigation is under way to ascertain the cause of the fire.
Earlier this week, another massive fire in a factory had claimed four lives in Rithala in Rohini's Sector 5 area.
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