At least five workers sustained injuries after a fire broke out in a chemical factory located in Noida Sector 8 on Thursday. The incident caused panic in the area as thick plumes of smoke rose from the factory premises. As soon as the blaze was reported, several fire tenders rushed to the spot and launched firefighting operations. The fire was brought under control after a swift and coordinated effort by the fire brigade, as per officials. Police also reached the spot and shifted the injured workers to a nearby hospital for treatment.
What did fire officer say?
The incident took place at about 3:30 pm during a process involving a chemical. The five workers sustained burn injuries and were admitted to the hospital. They are out of danger now, Gautam Budhha Nagar's Chief Fire Officer (CFO) Pradeep Kumar Chaubey informed. "The blast occurred when one of the workers mixed cellulose nitrate (a chemical) in a 30-litre bucket," Chaubey said.
He further said that the worker might have mixed too much of the chemical, due to which the blast occurred in the bucket and left workers injured. However, the explosion did not lead to any fire incident, the CFO informed.
Blaze in four-storey building, 100 rescued
In another incident, around 100 people were trapped on the roof of a four-storey building in Noida when a fire broke out due to cooking gas leakage. According to the official, there have been no reports of casualties and everyone was rescued by the police and the fire department team. "At around 11:30 pm on Tuesday, an information was received about a fire on the first floor of a four-storey building in Naya Gaon of Phase-2 police station area, after which six fire engines were immediately sent to the spot from different centres. Within five minutes, the team rescued about 100 people trapped on the roof safely. After two hours of efforts, the fire was brought under control, the CFO added.
(With PTI inputs)
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