A massive fire gutted a chemical processing plant at RIICO Industrial Area, Kaladwas today. 12 fire brigade vehicles responded at the spot and tried to control the flames. According to sources, the loss due to fire is estimated to be around Rs. 1 Crore.

The fire was reported at 12:33 at Samrat Chemicals, Kaladwas. The fire started from an electric heater which immediately spread across the area and engulfed drums containing chemicals, cartons and raw materials.

Kishore Sidhwani, owner of Samrat Chemicals informed, “The company deals in marble and granite shiners and colors. It was based 5 years ago. A lot of epoxy resins and other chemical substance were stored in the processing unit.”

At the time of fire, four people were working but they were rescued from the scene and they informed the owner Kishore.

Sidhwani added, “Initially, the workers attempted to control the fire with the equipment we had but it didn’t worked and the fire started spreading high. 8 Fire fighting vehicles from Udaipur Municipal Corporation and two from Jamar Kotra responded and launched massive operation to control the flames.”

 The fire fighters entered inside the factory by collapsing the rear side of the boundary wall. It took more than 2 hours to control the fire. A large number of people gathered outside the factory. The cause of fire is believed to be short circuit.

Kishore Sidhwani said, “There was stock of goods worth Rs.41 Lac. The total loss is estimated to be around Rs.80 Lac to 1 Crore.”