Himachal factory fire: Death count rises to 5, efforts to control blaze underway
Shimla: The death toll in the fire at a perfume manufacturing unit in the Baddi industrial area of Himachal Pradesh’s Solan increased to five as firefighters were working to bring the blaze under control.
According to Kashmir Media Service, a massive fire broke out on Friday. A search is also underway to trace nine persons who are still missing, an official said, adding that 31 people suffered injuries in the fire.
A woman referred to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, was declared brought dead on Friday. Thereafter four more bodies were recovered from the site, Deputy Commissioner of Solan Manmohan Sharma said.
The fire is yet to be brought under control as inflammable substances used for manufacturing perfumes and other cosmetics are catching fire, he said.
After an FIR under relevant sections was registered, factory head of N R Aromas company, Chander Shekhar, has been arrested, the police said in a statement.
Director General of Police Sanjay Kundu, who reached the spot and took stock of the situation, constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by Additional Superintendent of Police Ashok Verma to conduct a thorough investigation into the matter.
