On sunday around 3 am , a fire broke out in a plastic bag manufacturing factory situated in Noida Phase 2, Fire tenders have been dispatched, and officials say further details are pending. There are reports showing modarate to thick black smoke clouds erupting out of the factory unit.
In a similar fire incident earlier today at Badalpur, a fire broke out after an explosion at a Chemical plant in greater Noida, Shri Banke Bihari Chemical plant located on Dujana road suffered from severe destruction with an estimated ame duration of nearly seven hours. Fortunately the workers on site sustained no injuries.
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The precise origin of the fire range is unknown. However, officials claim there was an explosion around 3 am which the workers of the factory tried to extinguish using their surrounding resources but it escalated too fast.
The employees cleared the site, and the fire brigade was called. A thick plume of black smoke, visible from quite a distance, poured from the factory into the sky.
According to locals, there was a blast that caused the fire at the chemical plant. Deputy Commissioner of Police Shakti Mohan Awasthi, stated “We received information regarding the fire at the Shri Banke Bihari Chemical Plant, which is located on Dujana Road in the boundary of Badalpur police station. We quickly reacted, and fire service units were allocated to the site. More than two dozen fire engines were sent out to put out the fire.”
CFO Pradeep Kumar mentioned, “The service control room received messages for an fire at around 3:35 am in the oil factory. Given the scale of the fire, we dispatched 17 fire tenders to the scene. In addition, we contacted nearby districts for assistance. We were able to extinguish the fire after more than seven hours.”