Massive fire erupts at Sonipat factory in Haryana, efforts to control blaze underway | VIDEO
A massive fire erupted at a factory in Rai Industrial Area of Sonipat district in Haryana. Several fire tenders were rushed to the spot and they are still trying to control the blaze.
A massive fire erupted at a factory in Rai Industrial Area, Sonipat of Haryana on Tuesday. Multiple fire tenders have been deployed at the spot and they are trying to control the blaze. Thick plumes of smoke could be seen rising from the spot. Further details in the matter are awaited.
In a separate incident, a fire broke out after a blast in two gas cylinders in a truck in Mumbai's Dharavi on Monday, though no one was hurt in the incident, a police official said. The blaze started at 9:50pm when the truck was near Nature Park, PNGP Colony on Sion-Dharavi Link Road, the official said, adding the vehicle's driver has been taken into custody by Dharavi police. The incident caused panic in the area and a major traffic jam on the arterial Sion- Dharavi link road, he said.
"Four vehicles were damaged. The blaze, which was declared as level 2 at 10:07pm, was doused with the help of 19 fire-tenders," a civic official said. The cause of the fire is being ascertained, he added.