Fire Erupts at Jodhpur Chemical Factory; 14 Firefighters Injured in Explosion During Dousing Efforts
Jodhpur, Sep 23 (PTI): At least 14 fire department personnel were injured -- eight of them seriously -- while battling a major fire at a handicrafts factory here on Wednesday evening, with drums of inflammable chemicals stored at the facility going up in flames -- triggering multiple explosions.
The fire was reported around 5.30 pm. The factory -- located in Ganesh Nagar area -- was locked at the time, but chemicals stored in drums in…
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Fire erupts at Jodhpur chemical factory; 14 firefighters injured in explosion during dousing efforts
<p> Jodhpur, Sep 23 (PTI): At least 14 fire department personnel were injured -- eight of them seriously -- while battling a major fire at a handicrafts factory here on Wednesday evening, with drums of inflammable chemicals stored at the facility going up in flames -- triggering multiple explosions.</p><p> The fire was reported around 5.30 pm. The factory -- located in Ganesh Nagar area -- was locked at the time, but chemicals stored in drums in…
The former CM wrote, "The fire at a chemical factory in Jodhpur is extremely worrying. It has been learned that 13 intrepid fire brigade personnel were burned while trying to control the blaze. I pray for their speedy recovery.", Rajasthan Hindi News
A massive fire broke out at the SR Chemical Factory in Jodhpur on Wednesday evening. Thirteen firefighters were burned while trying to extinguish the fire when a chemical drum exploded. All the injured have been admitted to Mahatma Gandhi Hospital.
A chemical factory located in the workers' colony of the Basni industrial area in Jodhpur suddenly caught fire around 5 pm on Wednesday. The fire quickly spread. Upon receiving information about the fire, fire brigade vehicles arrived at the scene and began efforts to control the fire. Explosions continued due to the chemical drums stored in the factory. According to reports, the fire broke out at the SR Chemical Factory, where chemicals used in…
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