Two workers were charred to death in a major fire that broke out on the premises of a factory in Industrial Model Township in Rewari on Monday.
The deceased were identified as Mukesh (22) and Birender (26). While Mukesh belonged to Rewari, Birender was from Uttar Pradesh.
More than two dozen workers were present inside the manufacturing unit when the fire broke out around 12:30 p.m.
Deepak, an eyewitness, said dark clouds of smoke billowing out of the factory could be seen from far away. He said workers in the neighbouring units tried to douse the flames using pipes from their factories before fire tenders and the police reached the spot.
“The fire tenders reached almost 30 minutes after the call was made to them. The police came even later. The firefighters took less than 30 minutes to control the blaze,” said Deepak.
The cause of the fire is yet to be known.
Fire Station Officer, Rewari, Sajjan Kumar, said eight fire tenders were rushed to the spot. “The charred bodies were taken to hospital,” said Mr. Kumar.
Violation of rules
He said the factory was running without a No Objection Certificate from the Fire Department.
Kuldeep Singh, Station House Officer, Kasola police station, said a case had been registered.
It was the second such incident in the township in the last five months. In September 2016, over 400 workers had a miraculous escape when a fire broke out at the India Japan Lighting Private Limited plant. It took two dozen fire tenders more than four hours to control the blaze.
