Jaipur: People from 20 houses were evacuated after a diaper production unit located in a residential area in Jaisinghpura Khor caught fire on Friday night.
ACP (Amber) Saurabh Tiwari said the fire broke around 9:30 a.m.
on Friday and the fire continued until Saturday morning when dark feathers smoke waved from the roof of the building and a multi-floor window.
Tiwari said when diapers adjacent to residential areas, families must be evacuated to prevent unwanted situations.
“There is a risk of all buildings crashing because of increasing heat.
Therefore, a small hole is excavated to the wall to pour water,” he said.
Sources in the District Administration said they were not sure about the legality of the factory and the API there were no Certificates of objection (NOC) had not been determined.
“The factory owner is not present at the place.
Only a guard attended, but he fell ill because of smoke and was hospitalized.
The action will be taken against the factory if irregularity is found,” said an official.
The fire department pressed nearly 60 fire tenders to overcome flames.
Officials said several water tankers above several houses were destroyed in fire.
The police said the fire went berserk for more than 13 hours and could only be stirred around 9 in the morning.
“We have cut the power supply to the area.
The LPG cylinder is also issued because the pieces of burning grated cotton fly everywhere that can trigger another fire, ‘said the official.
The smoke enveloped all the housing blocks where some residents spent the night Which is nervous.
In accordance with officials, fire safety norms are found rare.
“The fire started at around 9:30 a.m.
Some houses have reported cracks because of the incident, many water tankers also melted, “said a resident, Om Prakash Soni.
Estimated losses have not been confirmed.
The city reported more than 50 fire incidents on Thursday and Friday.
Jagdish Fulwari firefighters said The fire department responded nearly 40 calls in the city alone.
Meanwhile, a car showroom in Baldev Nagar at Barmer City was at the beginning after burning on Saturday morning.
Eight fire tenders tried to control the fire for about five hours, but at that time everything turned into ash.
Jaipur: fire at diapers; More than 20 families were evacuated
