Fire at mushroom unit: girl missing, ₹2 cr. property gutted
The Hindu
Fire personnel fighting for over 8 eight hours to bring the blaze under control
A major fire broke out in the haystacks of mushrooms producing company, the Fresh Bowl Horticulture Private Limited, at Orvakal in the district. Fire personnel are fighting for more than eight hours to bring the blaze under control.
While a four-year-old girl Muneer, daughter of a labourer from Kolkata, is missing, the Fire and Police Department personnel estimate the loss of property at ₹2 crore. No injuries to anyone have been recorded and the immovable properties of the unit were safe.
Kurnool Taluka Circle Inspector M. Srinath Reddy and District Fire Officer V. Sreenivas Reddy said the incident took place at 9.45 a.m. at the mushroom producing unit where a large quantity of haystack was kept and the locals tried to extinguish it themselves, but it did not come under control. The Fire and Police were informed about it at 10.30 a.m. and five fire tenders were on the job trying to put out the fire.
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