Summary:
Officials were seen requesting a neighbouring factory owner to allow him to break his factory’s wall to enter the factory to douse flames, but he did not give permission. A double-storey house near the factory, two cars, an auto-rickshaw and a two-wheeler parked in the house was also reduced to ashes. Heated arguments were also witnessed over the issue.When the fire brigade men were busy dousing flames, officials of the administration and the police faced a tough time in controlling the rush of unwanted people. Fortunately, the incident occurred during the lunch time at 1.30 pm, when only some factory labourers or employees were present. First the fibre dumped outside the factory caught fire then a drum of diesel, lying near the generator,” he said..