Diwali fire accidents India: Amidst the festive cheer of Diwali, many major and painful incidents of arson have come to light from different states of the country. The fire that broke out at the Oil India Limited (OIL) plant in Dibrugarh, Assam, took a serious form, in which the death toll has increased to four after the death of one more injured. Many incidents of fire in shops, warehouses, factories and residential places were also reported from Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal. On the other hand, in view of the ever increasing danger of accidents, high alert has been issued at all 27 fire stations in Surat, Gujarat and even the leaves of the employees have been cancelled.
Assam: Death toll in OIL plant reaches 4, four employees suspended. Diwali fire accidents India
Following the massive fire that broke out on Friday at an Oil India plant in Assam's Dibrugarh district, another seriously burnt employee died on Sunday. With this, the total number of people who lost their lives in this accident has increased to 4, while the condition of three other injured is still critical. The victims were workers of Mumbai-based firm Spectron Engineering Pvt Ltd, which was assigned work at the plant. Due to negligence, the management has suspended the four personnel responsible at the incident site with immediate effect. MP Sarbananda Sonowal and the Chief Minister's Office have contacted the company's CMD Ranjit Rath and given instructions to ensure better treatment of the injured and appropriate compensation to the affected families.
Fire broke out in the shed in Jaipur8 cattle burnt alive
A heart-wrenching accident came to light in Renwal area of Rajasthan's capital Jaipur. Suddenly a fire broke out in the thatched roof of the enclosure of councilor Boduram Kumawat in ward number 33. Within no time, the flames engulfed the entire enclosure, due to which 8 cattle tied there were burnt alive and died a painful death. The huge quantity of fodder kept in the shed was also burnt to ashes, causing huge financial loss to the family.
Factories blaze in Delhi-NCRPanic in Patna and Kolkata also
Even in Delhi-NCR, the fire department had to work hard. A massive fire broke out in a plastic factory in Vijay Nagar Industrial Area of Ghaziabad, which required 6 fire engines to be extinguished. At the same time, the fire that started from the ground floor at 4:22 pm in a multi-storey building in Nangli Sakrawati located on Najafgarh Road, Outer Delhi, spread to the fourth floor. A garment factory was running in this building and 25 fire tenders had to be deployed to extinguish the fire.
A fire broke out in a computer shop near Gravity Mall in Kankarbagh in Patna, Bihar and in 'Radhe Krishna Steel' warehouse in Paijawa. On the other hand, a fire broke out in a building in Beleghata, Kolkata at 8.15 pm, which was controlled in time by 4 vehicles. Earlier, a fire broke out in the kitchen due to LPG cylinder leakage in Garfa area.
in surat High alert at 27 stations, holidays cancelled.
Surat Municipal Corporation has taken strict measures in view of the possibility of arson during the festival. Two additional teams have been deployed at all the 27 fire stations in the city and leaves of all officers and employees have been canceled for the next four days. The fire department has made it clear that all vehicles and personnel will be on standby mode 24 hours to deal with any emergency arising due to firecrackers and crowding.