Six people died after a fire broke out in a gloves manufacturing factory in the Waluj, MIDC area in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, in the early hours of Sunday, December 31.
#WATCH | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra: Fire breaks out in a factory in the Waluj MIDC area. Operations to douse the fire are underway. Further details awaited. pic.twitter.com/mY9ChJv8n8
— ANI (@ANI) December 30, 2023
Fire officer Mohan Mungse told news agency ANI that they received a call around 2.15am regarding the fire. On reaching the spot, they saw that the entire factory was on fire.
"The locals informed us there were six people trapped inside," he told the news agency, adding that the people had been rescued from inside and fire extinguishing work was on.
Later it was confired that the six people had died.
Here are some visuals from the spot this morning:
#WATCH | Maharashtra: Morning visuals from the hand gloves manufacturing factory in Waluj MIDC area in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar where six people died after a fire broke out late at night. https://t.co/gPCXt18L5U pic.twitter.com/WHk8Qt7Z1k
— ANI (@ANI) December 31, 2023
Police commissioner of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Manoj Lohia told the news agency that the incident was first reported in the control room at 1.15am and the ACP present for the nigh round reached the spot immediately. He said further details regarding the incident will unfold after the probe is completed.
First Published: Dec 31, 2023 9:53 AM IST
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