The fire broke out at Privi Organic Company's godown in Lotte industrial estate in the Khed taluka around 3.30 am on Sunday. In a sudden fire, the company's godown was set into the fire. The raw material of this company was kept in this godown. The company's main plot and the Ashoka CNG gas plant are very near to this site hence there is constant fear among the company administration.
The fire broke out around 3.30 am on Sunday. Various types of solvents are stored in the godown along with the raw materials required for the company. As this solvent is highly flammable, the fire became very large in a very short amount of time.Fire extinguishers unit from Chiplun and Khed Municipal Councils have been rushed to the spot.
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No one was in the godown when the fire broke out and no one was injured. However, a worker named Mangesh Pawar has been affected by the fire. The distance between Privi Organic Company and godown is about forty meters. Night shift workers were working in the company when the fire broke out. About two and a half to three hours later, the company management along with the fire brigade managed to control the fire. Such information has been received from the scene.
Lote MIDC is always in the news for such fire incidents . In 2021 also fire was broke out in Shre Samarth Engineering Chemical Company in which 3 workers were died and 17 were injured. Administration needs to implement stringent security precautions in such chemical companies which are on the high risk of Accidents .
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