Firefighters are currently on-site working to douse out the fire.
Hyderabad: A massive fire erupted at a chemical factory in Hyderabad’s Cherlapally Industrial Area at the NFC Phase-1 on Tuesday evening, February 4.
Medchal-Malkajgiri district fire officer (DFO) V Srinivas said that the fire occurred at a private petrochemical factory and caused a reactor to collapse and various chemicals to go ablaze.
“Chemicals including mesitylene, tholin, methanol and other petrochemicals got on fire, which has been brought under control, without any casualties or injuries,” the DFO added.
Upon receiving information, water tankers from Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) also arrived at the chemical factory to help the fire dousing efforts.
