Eight dead after massive fire breaks out at factory in Maharashtra's Solapur, President Murmu and PM Modi condole deaths

Due to the intensity of the blaze, it took five to six hours for Fire Brigade personnel to control the raging flames, an official said. Representational Pic/File

Eight persons, including three women and a child, were killed in a massive fire at a factory in Maharashtra's Solapur district on Sunday. Following the incident, President Droupadi Murmu and PM Modi expressed condolences over the deaths.

Primary investigations in the incident revealed that, a short in the circuit triggered the blaze around 3:45 am at Central Textile Mills situated on the Akkalkot Road in Solapur MIDC, around 400 km from Mumbai, according to the PTI.

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The deceased individuals include the factory owner, identified as Haji Usman Hasanbhai Mansuri, three members of his family including his one-and-a-half-year old grandson, and four workers, reported the PTI.

An official said that the deceased individuals included three women.

Due to the intensity of the blaze, it took five to six hours for Fire Brigade personnel to control the raging flames, the official said.

He added that the cooling operations at the site were underway.

Meanwhile, President Droupadi Murmu expressed pain over the loss of lives in a factory fire in Maharashtra's Solapur and extended her deepest condolences to all bereaved families.

"The news of the death of many people due to a factory fire in Solapur, Maharashtra, is extremely painful. I express my deepest condolences to all the bereaved families and pray for the speedy recovery of those injured," President Murmu said in Hindi in a post on X.

PM Modi also expressed sorrow over the loss of lives in a tragic fire incident.

The Prime Minister's Office (PMO), in a post on X, announced that an ex-gratia payment of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) to the next of kin of each deceased and Rs 50,000 would be provided to each of the injured in the incident.

"Pained by the loss of lives due to a fire tragedy in Solapur, Maharashtra. Condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. May the injured recover soon. An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000," the PMO wrote on X.

(with PTI inputs)