9 killed in blast at Ahmedabad cotton mill, Rupani announces relief

Nine people were killed due to a huge blast and fire in an Ahmedabad cotton mill on Wednesday afternoon Firefighters have rescued nine others from the site of the blast which razed an entire portion of the buildingAnguished by the loss of lives due to a fire in a godown in Ahmedabad Condolences to the bereaved families Prayers with the injured Authorities are providing all possible assistance to the affectedmdash Narendra Modi narendramodi November 4 2020According to sources from LG Hospital the hospital superintendent has confirmed deaths of nine personsNine persons were brought dead from the site of the blast We have admitted nine of the surviving persons the condition of two of them is critical One of them is serious and the other suffers from intracranial haemorrhage said a hospital officialA major fire engulfed the building following a massive blast in the Nanu Kaka estate situated on the Pirana Piplaj roadThe firefighting teams which rushed to the spot have rescued 18 persons from under the rubble and sent them all to the LG Hospital in Ahmedabad According to sources in the fire department the teams are still searching for people feared trapped under the rubbleWe rushed to the site at around 1130 am at the place which houses multiple units The blast and the fire brought down at least 10 to 12 units of this estate We believe that the blast occured inside a chemical laboratory in one of the units and thereafter a series of explosion followed consuming half a dozen barrels of chemicals The blast was so massive that the pillars and beams of this estate were flung 50 metres away bringing the roof down Right now the place looks like a wartorn site Jayesh Khadia Deputy Chief Fire Officer Ahmedabad told IANSWe have been divided in two teams and our team has brought out eight persons from under the rubble two of which were dead We have sent all of them to the hospital It is assumed that there are still three to four persons buried under the rubble There are around 100125 people from the firefighting teams and search and rescue The fire is still burning in half of the portion and our teams are trying to extinguish it he saidPersonnel from the police labour and employment department rushed to the spot on hearing of the blast Forensic experts from the Forensic Science Laboratory FSL are collecting samples to analyse the cause of the explosionIt is said that the building did not have any clearance from the fire departmentMeanwhile Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has announced aid of Rs 4 lakh each to the kin of the victims who died in the blast He also ordered a probe into the incidentPrime Minister Narendra Modi also offered condolences to the victims families on TwitterAnguished by the loss of lives due to a fire in a godown in Ahmedabad Condolences to the bereaved families Prayers with the injured The authorities are providing all possible assistance to the affected Modi tweetedRupani ordered an enquiry into the incident and entrusted it to Additional Chief Secretary ACS Labour and Employment department Vipul Mitra and also to chairman of the Gujarat Pollution Control Board GPCB Sanjeev KumarKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever