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A fire broke out at a speciality chemicals manufacturing unit within the Mangalore Special Economic Zone (MSEZ) at Bajpe here on Saturday afternoon, but there were no casualties, police said. They said local people heard heard an explosion and saw thick smoke billowing out of the Catasynth Specialty Chemicals Limited in the MSEZ. No casualties were reported, they said. The operation to douse the flames is on by fire tenders from Kadri fire station, Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilisers (MCF), New Mangalore Port Trust and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), police said. The Catasynth Speciality Chemicals operates a greenfield facility in the zone, manufacturing petroleum by-products.
Fire accident at speciality chemicals manufacturing unit in MSEZ
April 24, 2021
A fire broke out at a speciality chemicals manufacturing unit in Mangalore Special Economic Zone (MSEZ).
According to reports reaching here, people in the vicinity of MSEZ heard an explosion and saw fire from Catasynth Speciality Chemicals (a subsidiary of the Anthea Group) in MSEZ on Saturday afternoon.
Quoting the manager of the manufacturing unit, Mangaluru City Police said there are no casualties due to the fire accident as of now. Since the operations to extinguish the fire are still on, it is difficult to estimate the loss at this juncture, they said. Cause of fire is yet to be ascertained.
Major fire breaks out at MSEZ chemical unit
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Extensive damage, but no casualties
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Extensive damage, but no casualties
A major fire broke out at a chemical unit in the Mangalore Special Economic Zone (MSEZ) in Permude under Bajpe police limits near here on Saturday. While the unit reportedly suffered extensive damage, there were no casualties and the fire was brought under control.
The fire broke out in a portion of a plant of Catasynth Speciality Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. at around 2 p.m.
The plant engineer told officials that he noticed a spark in the tanker of the plant. + Fire tenders made use of foam to bring it under control by 4.30 p.m. A constant watch will be kept throughout the night on the solvent fire and it will be put off using water.