Archive · 20 Jan 2026
Five labourers critically injured in Surat factory fire
A big fire happened at a plastic factory in Surat, India.
Five workers got very badly hurt with more than half of their bodies burned.
They are all in the hospital right now, and the doctors say they are in critical condition.
The fire started in the morning, and the fire department came quickly to put it out.
The workers are from nearby areas in Surat.
The factory makes small plastic pieces from waste plastic.
Five labourers suffered severe burn injuries in a fire at a plastic granules factory in Surat.
All five injured workers are undergoing treatment at New Civil Hospital, with critical conditions.
The fire occurred at RMS Plast in Uma Industrial Estate, Sanjaynagar, Udhna Road No 3.
The injured workers are residents of Udhna and Limbayat areas in Surat.
The factory processes waste plastic materials into granules.
- Who
- Five labourers: Charan Sahu, Amir Ansari, Niraj Bharti, Usman Mohammed, and Lalit Vishwakarma
- What
- Fire at a plastic granules manufacturing unit
- When
- Monday morning
- Where
- RMS Plast, Uma Industrial Estate, Sanjaynagar, Udhna Road No 3, Surat
- Why
- Cause of the fire not specified
- Number of Injured
- 5
- Percentage of Burn Injuries
- Over 50%
- Location of Incident
- RMS Plast, Uma Industrial Estate, Sanjaynagar, Udhna Road No 3, Surat
- Factory Type
- Plastic granules manufacturing unit
- Hospital
- New Civil Hospital, Surat
- Condition of Injured
- Critical
- Residences of Injured
- Udhna and Limbayat areas, Surat
