Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Two Fires in Waluj Destroy Factory Stock, Alarm Residents
Two fires happened in the Waluj area on Saturday evening.
One fire started at a closed factory called Sudarshan Plast.
The factory stored plastic granules in a shed, and both the shed and granules were destroyed.
Firefighters worked for about an hour to control that fire.
The cause of this fire has not been found yet.
Another fire started in an electrical transformer in Bajaj Nagar, reportedly because of a short circuit.
Residents tried to put it out but called firefighters when they could not.
Firefighters controlled the second fire in 10 minutes, and it did not spread to nearby areas.
Two separate fires broke out in the Waluj area on Saturday evening.
At the closed Sudarshan Plast factory, flames destroyed a shed and stored plastic granules.
Firefighters took about an hour to control the factory blaze; the damage estimate was not yet available.
A distribution transformer caught fire in Bajaj Nagar, reportedly after a short circuit.
Firefighters controlled the transformer fire within 10 minutes, preventing it from spreading nearby.
- Who
- MIDC fire brigade personnel responded to both incidents; residents also attempted to control the transformer fire.
- What
- A factory fire destroyed plastic granules and a shed, while a separate fire affected a distribution transformer.
- When
- Saturday evening; the factory fire began around 6:50 p.m.
- Where
- Waluj MIDC and Bajaj Nagar, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
- Why
- The factory fire's cause was not yet known. A short circuit reportedly caused the transformer fire.
- Number of incidents
- Two
- Factory
- Sudarshan Plast, a closed factory on Plot No. W-37 in Waluj MIDC
- Factory fire reported
- Around 6:50 p.m. on Saturday
- Factory fire response
- Firefighters brought it under control after about an hour
- Factory fire damage
- A corrugated-sheet shed and stored plastic granules were destroyed; an official damage estimate was not yet released
- Transformer fire location
- In front of Gajanan Maharaj Temple, Vishwa Vijay Housing Society, Bajaj Nagar
- Transformer fire response
- Controlled within 10 minutes