India, Sept. 14 -- A major fire erupted on Saturday at Sanghvi Organics Pvt Ltd, located in GIDC Panoli of Bharuch district. Thick plumes of smoke and flames were visible from a distance, creating panic in the industrial area.

Multiple fire tenders rushed to the spot and firefighting operations are currently underway, officials said. The extent of the damage and the cause of the fire are yet to be ascertained.

This latest incident comes months after Gujarat witnessed another deadly blaze on April 2 in Deesa, Banaskantha district. That fire, triggered by a massive explosion at an illegal firecracker factory operating out of a warehouse, killed at least 21 people, many of them migrant workers from Madhya Pradesh.

Witnesses at the time de...