Powerloom unit gutted in Amroli, no loss of life

Surat: A major fire broke out in a powerloom unit located at the Anjani industrial estate on the Amroli-Sayan road on Tuesday morning. There were no casualty reported due to the incident.
Sources in the fire and emergency department of Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) stated that the fire broke out on the third floor of building housing Khushi Textile at about 7 am.
The cause of the fire, fire officials said, was yet to be ascertained. But prima facie the fire could have erupted due to short circuit, they added.
A huge stock of unfinished fabric along with powerloom machines and other equipment was gutted in the fire.
About five fire tenders were rushed to the spot and it took them about six hours to douse the blaze.
Vijay Tiwari, a fire officer said, “The fire occurred in the Khushi textiles in the Anjani industrial estate. The fire had engulfed the entire third floor due to presence of large quantity of yarn and bundles of unfinished fabric.”
Tiwari added, “It was difficult for the fire fighters to enter the building. However, we had to use the ladder platform to douse the fire. Though the fire was put off after five hours, the cooling exercise went on till evening.”
Chief fire officer (CFO) Basant Pareek said, “The exact cause of fire is yet to be ascertained. However, there is no casualty reported as the unit was closed.”
Since June 1, this is the third major fire incident in the city. A fire broke out in the plastic packaging unit located in the diamond park of Sachin GIDC on June 4. No casualty was reported in the incident. Again, on June 9, fire engulfed at the thrid and fourth floor of Raghuveer Celium textile market at Saroli on Puna-Kumbhariya road.