Watch: Massive fire at Surat textile godown, thick smoke billows from site

SURAT: A massive fire broke out at a textile godown in the Kharvasa area of Surat on Saturday, sending thick plumes of smoke into the sky. Fire tenders were rushed to the spot and efforts to douse the flames were underway. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. Further details, including the extent of damage, are awaited.

Krishna modh, sub-divisional fire officer, said the fire broke out in a field adjacent to Eklera village where waste material, rags and scrap had been stored. "This is a place called Eklera village. Adjacent to the village is a field where waste material, rags, and scrap were stored. This morning, for some reason, a fire broke out in it. The entire field is roughly 8 to 9 bighas in size, and the whole field has caught fire. When the fire call was received, about 7 to 8 fire tenders were dispatched to the spot," he said.

1 dead in separate incident In a separate incident, one person died after a massive fire broke out at the Leamak Company plant located on the Bavla-Ahmedabad Road, fire department officials said on November 7.

According to officials, the blaze reportedly originated on the third floor of the facility, where chocolate production is carried out. According to news agency ANI, upon receiving information, fire tenders from Sanand, Bavla and Ahmedabad were rushed to the site to douse the flames. Firefighters battled the blaze for nearly three hours using continuous water jets before successfully bringing it under control.

"One person has been confirmed dead in the incident," a fire department official said.