A massive fire breaks out in a factory in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, killing 6; Firefighting operation in progress

A massive fire broke out at a glove manufacturing plant in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in Maharashtra. According to officials, at least six people were killed in the accident and the firefighting operation is underway.

Fire breaks out at hand glove factory in Maharashtra (ANI)

New Delhi: Fire incidents are very common, especially in factories. On the last day of the year, an extremely unfortunate accident was reported in which a massive fire broke out in a hand glove factory in the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar area of Maharashtra. Earlier, locals claimed that five people were trapped, but now officials say at least six people were killed in this accident. According to fire brigade officials, the fire broke out at the factory in Waluj MIDC area around 2.15 am.

A massive fire breaks out at a factory in Maharashtra

As mentioned earlier, a massive fire broke out at a hand glove manufacturing plant in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar area, killing at least six people. “We received a phone call at 2:15 am. When we reached the incident site, the entire factory was on fire. The locals told us that six people were trapped. Our officers entered and the bodies of six people were recovered,” Mohan Mungse, a fire brigade officer, told ANI. “Fire-fighting operations are currently underway,” he added.

‘Factory was closed, 10 to 15 workers sleeping inside…’ Reveals worker

Employees said the business was closed and they were sleeping when the fire broke out. “Ten to fifteen workers were sleeping in the building when the fire broke out. Some managed to escape but at least five were trapped,” one of the workers had told ANI. As previously mentioned, fire department officials later confirmed the deaths of six people in the fire incident.

Firefighting operations underway, cause still to be found

Earlier, locals claimed that at least five workers were trapped in the building. However, the deaths of six people were later confirmed by the officials. Meanwhile, firefighting operations are ongoing and the exact cause of the fire has not yet been determined. Locals had earlier identified four of the trapped laborers as Bhulla Shaikh (65), Kausar Shaikh (26), Iqbal Shaikh (26) and Magroof Shaikh (25).

(Input from ANI)