Kanpur factory fire: Goods worth Rs 2 crore gutted

After over 40 fire brigades failed to douse the flames,the Fire department team drew water from the nearby Panki Canal to extinguish the fire. It took the fire personnel more than eight hours to bring the situation in control.

While property and goods worth over Rs 2 crore were damaged,no casualty is reported at the site. Though locals said short circuit caused the fire,the district authorities are yet to confirm the cause of the mishap.

Around 3 am on Monday,Ram Pandey,the guard of Tirupati Ink Factory in Dada Nagar Industrial area spotted the fire inside the unit which was closed because of Holi festival. The industrial unit is owned by Noida-based Sanjeev Agarwal. According to local residents,the fire caused over 50 explosions.

Chief Fire Officer Kunwar Pal Singh said,“It was a massive fire and we had to use generators,motor pumps and water pipes,to draw water from Panki Canal to extinguish it. Singh said besides ink,pigments were also manufactured at the unit. “However,we are yet to confirm the type of solvents kept in the drums,” he added.

ADM (City) Shailendra Kumar Singh said a team of district administration and Fire department will jointly probe into the incident.