Surat chemical factory fire: 7 workers killed, 24 injured 

Seven workers dead after fire at chemical plant in Surat, India. One employee and six contractual workers killed in explosion and subsequent fire at Aether Industries Ltd. 24 injured receiving treatment in hospitals. Fire broke out at 2am following leakage of inflammable chemicals. 15 fire tenders brought blaze under control.

A massive blast in storage tank and subsequent fire in a chemical manufacturing factory in Surat killed seven workers, whose bodies were recovered from the premises in the early hours of Thursday, November 30, officials said.

According to Surat district collector Ayush Oak; out of the seven persons found dead at the chemical manufacturing unit of Aether Industries Ltd in Sachin industrial area of the city, one was an employee of the company while six others were contractual workers.

“During a search operation in the factory premises, officials found bodies of seven workers who went missing after the fire which engulfed the plant on Wednesday,” he said.

The deceased have been identified as Divyesh Patel (company employee), Santosh Vishwakarma, Sanat Kumar Mishra, Dharmendra Kumar, Ganesh Prasad, Sunil Kumar and Abhishek Singh.

The collector said 24 people who were injured in the incident are currently receiving treatment in different hospitals.

The fire broke out at the chemical plant at around 2 am on Wednesday following an explosion in a large tank after leakage of inflammable chemicals stored in it.

As many as 15 fire tenders were engaged in the fire-fighting operation which went on for nine hours to bring the blaze under control.