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Massive fire in Gujarat`s Sanand guts diaper factory, blaze under control
A major fire broke out at a factory in Sanand area of Ahmedabad on Wednesday morning. The fire which reportedly started at 9 am, had gutted the entire diaper factory located at the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) within the hour.
Ahmedabad: A major fire broke out at a factory in Sanand area of Ahmedabad on Wednesday morning. The fire which reportedly started at 9 am, had gutted the entire diaper factory located at the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) within the hour.
Though no casualties have been reported so far.
"We haven`t completely douzed the fire, but it is now under control. We have deployed around 30 vehicles from the Ahmedabad Fire & Emergency Services (AFES), including 3 fire fighters, 9 water tankers, 11 water bousers, a smoke exhauster, 6 office vehicles and around 125 of our personal," Additional Chief Fire Officer, Rajesh Bhatt told the IANS.
A total of around 160-70 firefighters have been trying to douse the fire for more five hours.
The fire department recieved the call at 9.14 am, the blaze was reported from another nearby industry. The exact cause of the fire is being ascertained.
(More details awaited)