Ahmednagar: Around 80 workers, trapped inside a sugar mill which caught fire in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar, were rescued late on Saturday evening.
Eight of the evacuated workers had to be rushed to a nearby hospital with severe burn injuries, reported Timesnownews.com.
Watch a video clip of the raging fire shared by a Twitter user:
#BigBreaking शेवगाव तालुक्यातील गंगामाई साखर कारखाना डिस्टिलरी इथेनॉल प्लांटमध्ये भीषण आग…#fire #shevgoan #sugarfactory #ahmednagar #LatestNews pic.twitter.com/5RNJfR55OX
— Nilesh Rajendra Jadhav (@NileshJadhavR) February 25, 2023
The extent of damage to property is not yet known.
Ten fire tenders were pressed into service to bring the fire under control.
According to local people, a distillery unit of Gangamai Sugar Mill in Ahmednagar’s Shevgaon area was rocked by a blast, triggering a massive fire.
