Fire brakes out at a chemical factory at Pokharpur in Kanpur, India
A fire broke out today at a chemical factory’s godown at Pokharpur in Kanpur, officials said.
However, no causalities were reported in the incident.
The flames engulfed S R Chagada Chemical Factory in the wee hours, Fire Department official V P Singh told reporters here.
“Twelve fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the flames. The flames were too high as it took more than 2 hours to bring the situation under control,” he said, adding that a major tragedy was averted as no one was present in the godown.
He said that the godown was constructed illegally in a posh locality and the incident has triggered panic among the residents.
Police have started investigation to ascertain the cause behind the fire.
Courtesy of business-standard.com
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