Narela fire updates: The fire at Narela's plastic granulation factory in Delhi has been brought 'under complete control' after hours of struggle, the Delhi fire Department confirmed on Sunday (May 15).
The factory had caught fire on Saturday night.
"The fire was caused due to the short circuit. Here, no casualties and reports of injury have been reported," confirmed Station Officer of Delhi Fire Department, Om Prakash.
"We received a call at around 09.10 pm on Saturday (May 14) and we medium the call on the spot where 20 fire tenders were already working. We relieved them at 3:00 am. This time, eight fire tenders were available here," he added.
According to Prakash, the fire was caused due to short circuit and other potential causes of the fire are yet to be ascertained. Earlier in the day, the fire that was declared to fall under the "medium category" did not douse off completely as the water could not reach "small pockets" of the factory and it caught the fire again.
The officials had also reported that the problems in the operation arose due to the "small pockets" and high depth of the building.
Notably, 22 fire tenders rushed to the spot initially at night after the fire broke out and the officials found that no person was trapped inside the factory.
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What officials said earlier in this regard?
"The columns bend because of the heat and the building is unsafe. The fire was completely extinguished at night but there was a small pocket inside the building which was getting smoulder due to which, the fire started again and took the same shape. We're unable to enter inside. We're dousing the fire from outside. It is expected to be controlled in the next 2-3 hours," said divisional fire officer AK Sharma.
The official said that problems in the operation are also being caused due to the "small pockets" and high depth of the building.
"Actually the depth of the factory is very high and we are not able to take entry inside due to excessive heat in the building. We are facing problems in the operation due to small pockets and high depth of the building," he said.
"Water is not able to go on the actual seat of the fire. You can see that we called here our hydraulic platform vehicle so that if there is anyone trapped inside, his/her life can be saved. We will do fire fighting in it from outside and will not put the lives of our fire workers in danger," Sharma added.
"Right now there are total of three bowers and three water tenders on the fire site. Two more vehicles are coming because officers have to put three vehicles in continuous operation. Due to the refilling process, they have called more vehicles for reinforcement" he said.
"We received the call about the fire in Narela Industrial area at around 9.10 pm. Fire officials reached the spot and declared it a medium-category fire. No casualty has been reported," SK Dua, Fire Department told news agency ANI last night.
(With ANI inputs)
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