Sahibabad: Major fire at paper unit; no casualties
Ghaziabad, July 8 -- A massive blaze broke out at a paper manufacturing unit at Sahibabad Site 4 industrial area early Monday morning, and the raging blaze later also engulfed another unit adjacent to it, fire officials said, adding that a short-circuit is suspected to have sparked the fire.
There were no injuries or casualties as staff members and the security guard escaped in time, said officials.
The fire department received a call at 3.29am on Monday and several fire tenders were rushed to the spot, officials said, adding that the factory manufactures pulp, paper, and paperboard.
"A large quantity of paper rolls was stored in the unit, and these too caught fire. It is suspected that a short-circuit could be the reason behind the incident. Another unit, engaged in paper trading, in the same premises, also caught fire. We roped in fire tenders from Ghaziabad and nearby districts like Meerut, Gautam Budh Nagar, and Baghpat," said chief fire officer (CFO) Rahul Pal, adding that with a timely intervention, about three-four nearby units were saved from fire.
The firefighting measures controlled the fire to a major extent, but the paper rolls smouldering continued, said officials. "Although majority of the fire was controlled, some paper rolls were still on fire were later also brought under control by late evening. Overall, 18 fire tenders, and an earth-moving machine were roped in to control the fire and also aided firefighting measures. The fire tenders are working in tandem to fully control the fire," the chief fire officer said, adding that the estimated loss would be ascertained later.
The firefighters connected hose reels and doused the fire on ground floor from three sides while firefighting operation was still on for the remaining fire at the time of going to print. Officials said that there was no casualty or injury....
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