Fire at industrial unit

FROM-deccan herald
Fire at industrial unit
Goods worth several lakhs were gutted when an industrial unit caught fire at NS Palya on Sunday evening. Fifteen fire tenders and 80 firemen battled the fire for four hours. No one was injured in the accident, as the industrial unit was closed on Sunday. A short circuit is said to have caused the mishap.The situation turned tense after the fire broke out at Asian Industries Private Limited, a solution manufacturing unit housed in a four-storey building. Two barrels containing thinner were stored on the ground and first floors. When the barrels exploded, the flames spread in all directions. The entire building was plunged into a thick cloud of smoke. Fire tenders rushed to the spot immediately, and succeeded in putting out the fire after four hours.The owner of the industrial unit and the building has been identified as Thangaraj. The third and fourth floors of the building have been rented out to Inter Connect Private Limited. The goods that were stored in two floors were gutted. A case has been registered, and the police are ascertaining whether Thangaraj had obtained permission to run the unit.