Uttar Pradesh Fire News: A massive fire broke out at a chemical factory in Ghaziabad on Sunday afternoon. The incident took place at the Ghaziabad industrial area under Niwari police station limits. No casualties or injuries have been reported so far. The dousing operation is underway.
ALSO READ: Bareilly Road Accident: Eight People Burnt Alive As Car Collides With Truck, Bursts Into Flames
#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: Fire broke out in a chemical factory in the Ghaziabad industrial area under Niwari police station limits in Ghaziabad
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2023
More details awaited. pic.twitter.com/y0V8n1eyWM
In the video shared by the news agency ANI, a thick smoke was seen billowing out of the chemical factory in Ghaziabad.
Earlier, a car carrying eight people, including an eight-year-old boy, was engulfed in flames after colliding with a dumper on Saturday night. The accident took place on the Nainital Highway in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly. The passengers, returning from a wedding ceremony in Bareilly, were burnt to death.
Despite efforts by the fire brigade to extinguish the flame, all eight individuals lost their lives in the accident. The precise cause of the fire and any possible negligence that resulted in the horrifying event are still being investigated.
Ghule Sushil Chandrabhan, SSP of Bareilly, said that it was difficult to identify the victims because all the bodies had been fully burned.