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Two Workers Killed in Kanpur Dehat Tyre Factory Fire
A fire started at a factory that makes oil from old tyres in Uttar Pradesh.
It began while workers were putting tyres into a large tank.
Two workers were trapped by the flames and fell from the tank.
They died in the accident.
Four other workers and a tanker driver escaped safely.
Firefighters brought the fire under control in about 40 minutes.
The victims had not yet been identified.
The factory owner said workers may have brought bidis into the storage area.
Police are checking whether that caused the fire.
Two workers died after falling from a nearly 30-foot-high tank during a factory fire.
The blaze began around 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Om JVRD factory near Jariha village.
Four workers and a tanker driver escaped, while the victims had not yet been identified.
Firefighters used six fire tenders, cooling an adjoining tank and applying foam to control the flames.
The factory owner suggested bidis may have caused the fire, but police are investigating the exact cause.
- Who
- Two unidentified workers died; four workers and a tanker driver escaped. Firefighters and police responded.
- What
- A fire broke out at a tyre oil factory, killing two workers.
- Where
- The Om JVRD factory near Jariha village in Gajner, Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh.
- When
- Monday evening, at about 5:30 p.m.; the fire was reported around 5:50 p.m.
- Why
- The exact cause is under investigation; the factory owner suggested that bidis brought into the storage area may have started the fire.
Factory Owner's Possible Cause
Police Investigation
What started the fire?
Factory Owner's Possible Cause
Factory owner Ramesh Chandra Gupta alleged that workers may have carried bidis into the storage area, possibly triggering the blaze.
Police Investigation
Police have not established the cause and are investigating the owner's claim and the circumstances of the fire.
Key facts
- Deaths
- Two workers
- Factory
- Om JVRD tyre oil factory
- Location
- Near Jariha village in Gajner, Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh
- Fire start time
- Around 5:30 p.m. Monday
- Fire control time
- About 40 minutes
- Fire response
- Six fire tenders were deployed
- Investigation status
- Police are investigating the fire's exact cause
Quotes
Ramesh Chandra Gupta
Owner of the Om JVRD tyre oil factory
“One of the two oil tanks had caught fire. We immediately began cooling the adjoining tank and used foam to put out the fire.”
NDTV
“workers had previously been caught carrying bidis into the storage area.”
NDTV
Sources
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