Fire in factories in jalandhar
Punjab News:Jalandhar city in Punjab was jolted on Monday morning when a massive fire suddenly broke out in two separate industrial areas. While a footwear factory in Gadaipur went up in flames, flames from a rubber factory called Asha Tyres darkened the sky.
It was early morning when most people were fast asleep and the streets were empty. Then the fire control room received two calls one after the other. both of them about fire incidents.
Around 5:15 am, the fire started in the Asha Tyres factory. The fire in this rubber and chemical-filled plant quickly engulfed the entire building. Eyewitnesses present at the spot said that within minutes, black smoke started rising from the factory's roof which could be seen from several kilometres away.
More than 10 fire brigade vehicles and more than 35 firefighters reached the spot. They took charge from both sides to control the fire. Fire officer Ravindra Singh confirmed that if there was a delay of 10 more minutes, the fire could have spread to the nearby wood and plastic factories.
Jalandhar, Punjab: A fire broke out early this morning at a tyre factory, under the Jalandhar industrial area. The blaze erupted at the Asha Rubber Factory. The fire department was immediately informed and fire tenders rushed to the spot pic.twitter.com/q8LrTlv8HY
— IANS (@ians_india) May 19, 2025
As efforts were underway to control the fire in the tire factory, a fire was reported from a footwear unit located in the nearby Gadaipur area. This factory was filled with a large quantity of rubber soles, glue and other flammable materials.
The fire first engulfed the warehouse and then started spreading to the main production unit. The second team of the fire brigade responded immediately, cut off the power supply there and extinguished the fire with high pressure jets of water and foam. After about 2 hours of effort, the situation here was brought under control.
#WATCH | Punjab: A fire broke out at a factory in Gadaipur, Jalandhar. Firetenders at the spot. Firefighting operation underway. pic.twitter.com/C3bjZZMzFw
— ANI (@ANI) May 19, 2025
The relief in the initial investigation was that no workers were present in both the factories at that time, due to which there was no loss of life. However, the fire has caused an estimated loss of Rs 1 to 1.5 crore.
In the preliminary investigation of the fire department, short circuit has been cited as the possible cause of the fire. However, forensic investigation of both the incidents will be done so that the possibility of any negligence or conspiracy can be ruled out.
After these two major incidents, the Jalandhar district administration has issued a strict warning to the industrial units. All units have been asked to get fire safety audit done and keep the fire fighting equipment in working condition. The inspection campaign will start in the coming week.
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