Two workers killed in fire at tyre oil factory in UP

…Fire Officer Prateek Srivastava said he received information about the fire around 5.50 pm and rushed to the factory with three fire tenders from the Mati fire station. Later, three more fire tenders were called in. " One of the two oil tanks had caught fire. We immediately began cooling the adjoining tank and used foam to put out the fire, " he said. The fire was brought under control in about 40 minutes, the officer said. Superintendent of Police Shraddha Narendra Pandey said the deceased workers were yet to be identified. Pandey, along with Additional…

…Officer Sanjay Singh, visited the factory and took stock of the situation. Factory owner Ramesh Chandra Gupta told police that workers had previously been caught carrying bidis into the storage area. He alleged that some workers had again carried bidis inside on Monday and suggested that this could have triggered the fire. Police are investigating the claim and the exact cause of the blaze. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.…