Gujarat: Two killed, several others injured after fire breaks out at textile mill in Surat

SURAT(Gujarat): Two people died and 20 others were injured due to a drum blast, which triggered a fire in a textile mill in Gujarat’s Jolva village in Surat district on Monday, officials said.

Fire department officials said that two bodies have been recovered and the fire has been brought under control.

#WATCH | Gujarat | Fire broke out at a textile mill in Jolva village in Surat. Fire tenders present on the spot. pic.twitter.com/ZvHog5gmGZ

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“Bardoli fire control room received a call about a fire that broke out at a dyeing mill near Kadodara. Multiple fire teams reached the spot. As per the manager and the primary information, around 15-20 people are injured. We have recovered two dead bodies. The fire is completely under control,” a district fire official said.

#WATCH | Surat, Gujarat | Two workers died and around 15-20 others are injured after a fire broke out at a dyeing factory in Bardoli. The fire has been doused, and the cooling process is underway. Search and rescue operations are being carried out. pic.twitter.com/2UosolFFbR

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According to Superintendent of Police Rajesh Gadhiya, the fire at Santosh cloth mill has mostly been controlled after the drum blast at the mill, with multiple fire tenders and concerned agencies on the spot.

#WATCH | Surat, Gujarat | SP Rajesh Gadhiya says, “In the Jolva extension of Palsana police station, a drum blasted at a textile mill… Police, fire brigade and concerned agencies immediately reached the spot, and efforts were made to douse the fire (caused by the explosion).… https://t.co/yPF081fd3y pic.twitter.com/KlEfwWoxCw

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“In the Jolva extension of Palsana police station, a drum blasted at Santosh textile mill. As soon as we got the message, the Police, the fire brigade and concerned agencies immediately reached the spot. The fire has been mostly controlled,” SP Gadhiya said.

Further details are awaited. (ANI)