Chemical stockpile at Bengaluru's HAL catches fire, no casualty reported

An incident of fire was reported from the premises of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Wednesday (April 29) morning at 9.30am. 

It was at the Forge and Foundry division of HAL that a Magnesium stockpile caught fire. The entire area has been cordoned off and the fire has been isolated.

As many as eight fire tenders are currently at the spot fighting the blaze. It will take anothe two hours to completely put out the chemical fire.

In a statemenr released by HAL, they said that the fire has now been contained by dry chemical fire extinguishers. It further informed that there has been no damage to any property and no casualty reported due to the fire. An investigation is into the incident has been ordered.

There are no reports of any casualties.