Property valued at several lakhs of rupees was gutted when fire broke out at a chemical godown in Fatehnagar on Wednesday. Four fire tenders from different fire stations were deployed to douse the flames.
According to M A Shareef, Fire Officer Sanathnagar Fire Station, the fire control received a call at around 10 a.m. about a fire accident at Jyothi Chemicals in Fatehnagar. Two fire tenders from Sanathnagar which were rushed to the spot took up fire fighting operation immediately.
As the fire began to spread rapidly owing to the presence of chemicals and other combustible material, two more fire tenders from Jeedimetla and Kukatpally fire stations joined the operation. “The fire fighting operation is still going on. Explosions of chemical barrels kept inside the godown are hampering the work,” said Mr. Shareef.
Meanwhile, the police are making efforts to trace the owners of the godown as they went absconding following the accident. As a precautionary measure an ambulance was also kept as a stand-by arrangement.
