Archive · 28 Jan 2026
Surat Plastic Factory Fire Toll Rises to Four
A big fire happened at a plastic factory in Surat, India.
Four workers died, and one is very hurt.
The fire started on January 19, and two more workers died on January 23.
The owners of the factory, Mohammed Memon and Rafik Memon, are in trouble because they didn't have good fire safety rules.
The fire department came quickly to put out the fire.
The hurt workers were taken to the hospital, but two of them didn't make it.
The remaining worker is still in bad shape.
The death toll from a fire at a plastic factory in Surat's Udhna has risen to four.
Two laborers, Charan Sahu and Mohammed Usman, died on Tuesday night.
Two other laborers, Amir Mohammed Ansari and Niraj Bharti, died on January 23.
The factory owners, Mohammed Memon and Rafik Memon, face charges of culpable homicide.
One laborer, Lalit Vishwakarma, remains in critical condition.
- Who
- Four laborers and the owners of the plastic factory, Mohammed Memon and Rafik Memon
- What
- A fire at a plastic factory in Surat, India, resulting in four deaths and one critical injury
- When
- January 19, with additional deaths on January 23
- Where
- Udhna, Surat, India
- Why
- The fire was due to lack of fire safety measures in the factory
- Date of Incident
- January 19
- Location
- Udhna, Surat
- Victims Identified
- Charan Sahu, Mohammed Usman, Amir Mohammed Ansari, Niraj Bharti
- Critical Condition
- Lalit Vishwakarma
- Charges Filed Against
- Mohammed Memon, Rafik Memon
- Charges
- Culpable homicide not amounting to murder
- Responding Authority
- Surat Fire Department
- Hospital
- New Civil Hospital, Surat