Major fire breaks out in Vatva GIDC, 3 chemical units shut
Following the incident, the Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health (DISH) issued a closure order under Section 40(2) of the Factory Act. Vipul Mittra, ACS, Labour and Employment department, also directed DISH to step up and undertake necessary steps to ensure worker safety in all manufacturing facilities.
The fire was brought under control wednesday morning. (Nirmal Harindran) THE STATE labour department Wednesday issued closure notices to three chemical factories hours after a major fire broke out in the units located at Vatva Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) phase-2 in Ahmedabad.
The fire was first reported around 12.30 am on Wednesday at Matangi Industries, a chemical factory at Vatva GIDC phase-2 area near Vatva Vinzol railway crossing. It soon spread to two adjacent factories — Jagson Colorchem Limited and Bhavin Industries, officials said. The blaze spotted even from the far-off residential pockets in Vatva area, caused panic though no casualties or injuries were reported, they added.
More than 100 personnel of the fire safety department and local police along with ambulances were rushed to the spot after the fire was reported, Rajesh Bhatt, additional chief fire officer, Fire Safety department of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation said. “Six fire-fighting vehicles and 24 water tankers were pressed in action and the fire was doused by 10 am. No casualties have been reported. The reason for fire remains unknown as of now,” Bhatt added.
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