A fire broke out on the premises of a factory in Vadodara Tuesday early morning, the fire department said adding that no casualties were reported.
The incident happened on the premises of Deepak Nitrite in Nandesari causing panic among the workers who were on a night shift.
A fire official said, “The fire had primarily broken out in a stash of sodium nitrite that was stocked in the factory premises. It took us about half an hour to bring the fire under control. There was no casualty.”
This is the second incident of fire at the factory since June year. On June 3, last year, a fire had broken out in the plant of factory, leaving seven workers injured.
Fire at Deepak Nitrite is somehow becoming common with two fire incidents in just 06 months.
The company issued a statement stating “A minor fire occurred in the open space area of our Nandesari plant on the night of February 06, 2023, near the gate of the plant. The fire was completely doused
off within 20-25 minutes of the incident. There has been no injury to any
personnel,the Plant operations continue to remain smooth ensuring all safety measures in place and the company has kept all relevant agencies informed
about the incident.