Candle Manufacturing Unit fire Six killed Near Pune, eight injured as fire breaks out
The fire ignited after noon around 3 pm, spreading rapidly due to the presence of inflammable materials stored in the compound. This led to burn injuries for several workers within the unit.
IndiaTV: At least six people were killed and eight others sustained injuries after a massive fire broke out at a sparkling candle manufacturing unit in Pimpri Chinchwad area of Pune district on Friday.
According to sources, a fire erupted in a warehouse situated in Talwade, Pimpri Chinchwad city. The warehouse is known for manufacturing birthday candles and firecrackers. The ire broke out suddenly at around 3 pm today in the warehouse.
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What was the reason for the Fire?
Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) Commissioner Shekhar Singh, said “As per preliminary information, there are six dead bodies and some with minor/major injuries have been admitted to the hospital. It seems that sparkle birthday candles were manufactured here.” Singh further said that the fire has been doused and the cause is yet to be ascertained.
It is being reported that the warehouse operated without a license and this is not the first occurrence of such incidents. As of now, the bodies of six women have been recovered, and the search for other laborers is ongoing. Additionally, eight laborers have been transported to a private hospital.
The injured were admitted to hospitals in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation area, the commissioner informed.
“Six people have died in a fire incident that occurred in a candle-making factory in the Talawade area of Pimpri Chinchwad city,” Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation Commissioner Shekhar Singh said.
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An officer at the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s (PCMC) fire department candles were manufactured illegally inside the compound.
“The fire may have been caused because the candles, generally used for birthday celebrations on cakes, were being manufactured illegally inside the compound,” said the officer.
The injured were moved to Sassoon hospital in Pune city.
Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Commissioner Shekhar Singh said that fire brigade authorities received the distress call a little after 2.45 p.m. today.
While the fire was doused within a couple of hours, investigation as to the cause of the blaze is underway, said PCMC officials.