Ahmedabad Fire: A huge fire broke out at a chemical factory in Ahmedabad's Vatva GIDC on Friday, May 2. Fire tenders rushed to the spot as soon as the information was received. Efforts to douse the blaze are underway.
A video shared by news agency ANI shows plumes of black smoke rising high in the sky. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
No casualties or injuries have been reported as of yet.
More details into the incident are underway.
In a separate incident, a fire broke out at the Hotel Naaz in Ajmer on Thursday, killing three Gujaratis. Alfez Noorani (30), a businessman from Amreli, his wife Sabnam (26), and their four-year-old son Arman were killed.
The family allegedly traveled from Lathi to Ahmedabad to see relatives before continuing on to Ajmer to offer prayers at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah.
They expected to return home Thursday night after concluding their tour on Wednesday.
According to preliminary reports, the fire began around 8 AM on Thursday, probably as a result of a short circuit or an air conditioning burst. The fire swiftly went through the five-storey building, trapping many people inside.