Key Takeaways
- The massive fire erupted at a plastic factory and godown in Howrah’s industrial zone.
- Firefighters deployed two vehicles and additional units to control the blaze amid strong winds from the Ganges.
- This incident follows a jute mill fire the previous day and a larger multi‑factory blaze in November.
Kolkata: A massive fire broke out at a plastic factory cum godown in the industrial area of Ghusuri, Howrah district, early on Tuesday.
A day earlier, a blaze had damaged a portion of a jute mill in the same densely populated area, police and fire brigade sources said.
There had been no immediate report of any casualty in the fire, which had thickened the sky with black smoke as the fire brigade personnel were trying to ascertain the source of fire at the scene, which is surrounded by manufacturing units and residential buildings, they added.
Two firefighting vehicles were pressed into service to combat the leaping flames, which were also aided by the winds blowing from the nearby Ganges.
The fire brigade was trying to ascertain if the fire had started in the godown or in the plastic factory.
Police cordoned off the area to assist the fire fighting personnel and more fire combat vehicles were on standby.
On Monday, a portion of a jute mill in Howrah’s industrial area at Foreshore Road near this city was destroyed in fire.
The Vijayshree jute mill on the Foreshore Road was damaged.
The industrial areas also witnessed a massive blaze on November 10, in which three factories and godown were razed into the ground.
