Fire breaks out at chemical factory in Surat; dousing operation underway
A fire broke out at a chemical factory in the Makhinga village of Palsana, Surat, in Gujarat on Wednesday, news agency ANI reported. Fire tenders were rushed to the spot, and efforts to control the fire are underway, a fire officer said. Fire Officer Rishi Soni, while speaking to the media on Wednesday, stated, “A call was received this morning about a fire in a chemical factory. The fire tenders were immediately deployed on the spot. The efforts to douse the fire are underway. The cause of the fire is unknown.” The firefighters have launched an operation to bring the fire under control, ANI reported. Further details are awaited. Fire breaks out in Gujarat`s Valsad; no injuries reported In a similar incident in Gujarat, a massive fire was reported on December 12 at a plastics raw material company in Valsad, prompting local authorities to deploy multiple fire tenders to douse the blaze. Visuals from the Tumb village in Umbergaon taluka, Valsad, showed multiple firefighting officials carrying water containers to douse the flames engulfing the godown. …

