Kanpur: A major fire broke out in two battery cabinet manufacturing factories situated at Dada Nagar Industrial Area Site 5 of Govind Nagar area here on intervening night. The fire also engulfed another adjacent unit of the battery cabinet factory.
As many as sixteen fire tenders rushed on the spot to dodge the leaping fire. Efforts to put out the fire continued throughout the night.
Though the loss is expected to be in several crores due to the fire, the figure is awaited.
Govindnagar resident Satish Grover, his son Tanuj Grover and Saurabh have two adjacent factories for making plastic sheets and battery cabinets under the name TG Industry at the site no. 5 C block, as news informs.
"At around 1.15 am, a fire broke out in the MCB installed in the switch panel on the second floor of Tanuj's factory due to a short circuit," said Satish.
Seeing the leaping flames, he reached upstairs and along with workers started extinguishing the fire, but the effort was wasted.
Satish apprised Tanuj, who further dialled the fire brigade's emergency number, but did not get any response.
Meanwhile, the fire also engulfed his third factory. Following this gravity of the situation, Satish himself reached the Fazalganj fire station and informed the fire brigade.
Later, 16 fire tenders reached the spot and extinguished the fire. About 16 fire tenders were pressed into service till 4 a.m. to douse the fire, let out MP Singh, Chief Fire Officer.
