Major fire engulfs chemical factory in Kanpur

A major fire today broke out at a chemical factory on Kanpur destroying property worth several lakh rupees, officials said.

The blaze engulfed the ink and colour factory at the Dadanagar Industrial area at Panki at around 4.00am, superintendent of police (city) Kushhar Saurabh said, adding some chemical drums kept at the factory also exploded due to the fire.

As the blaze started to spread to other parts of the industrial area, atleast 16 fire tenders were pressed and after several hours the blaze was bought under control, Saurabh said.

Nobody was injured in the incident but chemical worth several lakh rupees was destroyed in the blaze, he said.

Due to the explosions the firemen faced problems in bringing the blaze under their control, chief fire officer, KP Singh said, adding the cause of the fire is being ascertained.