Property worth Rs. 5 crore nearly has been gutted in the fire mishap at Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) in Ramachandrapuram on Friday, according to preliminary estimates.
However, there were no casualties reported.
The mishap occurred in the second block of the factory where generators are manufactured.
According to inspector of factories K Srinvasa Rao, the electronic testing equipment caught fire suddenly around 8.30 a.m, sometime after the first shift began.
Soon it spread and gutted all the generators in the place.
About six fire fighting squads from the ordnance factory, BDL and Patancheru rushed to BHEL to douse the fire.
The management maintained the mishap occurred due to short circuit and estimated the loss to be between ` 3 and 5 crore.
ref:
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/generators-worth-rs-5-crore-gutted-in-bhel-fire/180933-60-114.html
Saturday, September 3, 2011
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