Fire guts illegal chemical factory,owners on the run

A Major fire broke out at a chemical factory in Vatva GIDC area. No casualty was reported.

A Major fire broke out at a chemical factory in Vatva GIDC area on Monday morning. No casualty was reported.

Bright Dyes and Chemicals is located in GIDC Phase II,and owned by Sanjay Patel and Ashok Prajapati,who allegedly fled along with the staff soon after fire broke out with a series of blasts,said a Fire Brigade official. The official added that the people nearby informed them about the incident around 10.30 am.

Chief fire officer M F Dastoor and his deputy Rajesh Bhatt said they suspect that the factory was functioning without obtaining explosives licence and that is why the owners fled and did not contact the authorities after the mishap.

Malfunctioning of some equipment is believed to be the reason behind the fire,but the exact cause is yet to be ascertained.

They said that 30 fire fighting vehicles were rushed to the spot along with 80 personnel,who took two and a half hours to control the flames.

The fire trucks made four rounds to bring water from a nearby source as the GIDC does not have water storage facility to tackle such incidents. In fact,none of the GIDC estates in and around Ahmedabad has water storage and supply system,said a fire official.

As many as 90 drums of solvent chemical resins containing 200 ltrs each were destroyed in the fire. The local police have filed a complaint in this regard and further investigation is on.

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