Massive fire breaks out in chemical factory at Byrnihat, Meghalaya

The fire at Shiv Polymer industry in Byrnihat, which erupted on Friday night, is still burning. The blaze couldn’t be controlled even after 12 hours with more than 30 fire tenders reaching to control the blaze.

On Saturday morning, 10 fire tenders were trying to bring the fire under control.

Notably, a massive fire erupted at a sack-making factory at 15 Mile in Byrnihat. The entire factory has been engulfed by the blazing inferno. The massive fire has been suspected to have erupted due to a short circuit.

Police officials and fire tenders arrived at the spot at the earliest and are currently engaged in dousing the flame. However, the firefighters have not been able to bring the raging fire under control.

The inferno has led to a huge loss of property in the factory. However, no deaths or injuries have been reported as a result of the incident.

According to reports, properties worth 70-90 crores of rupees have been gutted in the fire.