A fire broke out at a chemical factory in Makhinga village of Palsana in Surat, Gujarat, on Wednesday. Fire tenders were rushed to the spot, and efforts to control the fire are underway, a fire officer said.
A massive fire broke out at Raj Textile Market in Surat on Wednesday. At least 22 fire tenders reached the spot to control the blaze after receiving information. At least 100-125 firefighters are involved in controlling the fire.
Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has urged Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel to assist the traders affected by the massive fire at Surat's Shiv Shakti Textile Market.
Surat Municipal Corporation Commissioner Shalini Agarwal said on Thursday that firefighting teams have been working continuously to control the blaze that reignited after being extinguished earlier.
Chief Fire Officer Basant Kumar Parikh said that nearly half of the Shiv Shakti textile stores were destroyed after a massive fire broke out on Wednesday morning. Firefighters are using hydraulic platforms to control the blaze from outside as the building's structure remains unstable.
A total of seven bodies have been recovered from the debris formed due to the collapse of a five-storey building in Surat in Gujarat, an official said on Sunday.
"An investigation revealed a case of an explosion in a chemical called Tetra Hydro Fern. Three people seriously injured in the blast are being treated in the government hospital in Surat. Other injured people have been admitted to three different private hospitals," said Basant Pareek, Ch