NANO
04-04-2008, 02:53 PM
Jamshedpur, April 3: Auto components worth crores for Tata Motors were gutted at a warehouse of an Australian firm at Adityapur in Seraikela-Kharsawan district today.
It may have been caused by short-circuit, though the reason behind the fire was not immediately known.
Fire tenders from the state fire brigade, Tata Steel and Tata Motors had to try hard for several hours to douse the fire before becoming successful.
The blaze had engulfed the whole warehouse. No casualty has been reported.
The warehouse belonged to an Australian company, Toll Logistics. Components, including chassis, engines, bumpers, bearings, headlights, axles, pump, brake shoes, etc. of Tata Motors trucks was stored in the warehouse inside KU Auto.
KU Auto had entered into a licensing agreement with Toll Logistics.
“The incident took place about 3.30am. Auto components as well as a portion of the building has fallen prey to the fire,” said Rajiv Duggal, the director of KU Auto.
Sources said that no one was inside the factory premises when the incident occurred. But a large number of people, including workers from near-by industries, had gathered after seeing the flames.
Fire tenders reached after some time and swung into action to douse the flames, which threatened to spread further.
“It was a huge fire. But timely intervention by the fire brigade prevented the flames from spreading further. It took more than five hours for the firemen to control the flames,” said sources in the industrial area.
Spare parts of Tata Motors were assembled at Toll Logistics and supplied to various parts of the country and abroad, sources said, adding that several software had also been destroyed in the fire.
“It was a major fire, which gutted spare parts worth crores. Exact amount of the loss is yet to be ascertained,” they added.
Officials of Tata Motors refused to comment . They, however, clarified that production at the Jamshedpur unit of the company would not be hampered due to the incident.
Laxman Prasad Singh, the Seraikela-Kharsawan superintendent of police, said they had started an inquiry into the reason behind the incident. “The reason behind the fire has to be ascertained. We have initiated a probe to find out the cause of the mishap.”
It may have been caused by short-circuit, though the reason behind the fire was not immediately known.
Fire tenders from the state fire brigade, Tata Steel and Tata Motors had to try hard for several hours to douse the fire before becoming successful.
The blaze had engulfed the whole warehouse. No casualty has been reported.
The warehouse belonged to an Australian company, Toll Logistics. Components, including chassis, engines, bumpers, bearings, headlights, axles, pump, brake shoes, etc. of Tata Motors trucks was stored in the warehouse inside KU Auto.
KU Auto had entered into a licensing agreement with Toll Logistics.
“The incident took place about 3.30am. Auto components as well as a portion of the building has fallen prey to the fire,” said Rajiv Duggal, the director of KU Auto.
Sources said that no one was inside the factory premises when the incident occurred. But a large number of people, including workers from near-by industries, had gathered after seeing the flames.
Fire tenders reached after some time and swung into action to douse the flames, which threatened to spread further.
“It was a huge fire. But timely intervention by the fire brigade prevented the flames from spreading further. It took more than five hours for the firemen to control the flames,” said sources in the industrial area.
Spare parts of Tata Motors were assembled at Toll Logistics and supplied to various parts of the country and abroad, sources said, adding that several software had also been destroyed in the fire.
“It was a major fire, which gutted spare parts worth crores. Exact amount of the loss is yet to be ascertained,” they added.
Officials of Tata Motors refused to comment . They, however, clarified that production at the Jamshedpur unit of the company would not be hampered due to the incident.
Laxman Prasad Singh, the Seraikela-Kharsawan superintendent of police, said they had started an inquiry into the reason behind the incident. “The reason behind the fire has to be ascertained. We have initiated a probe to find out the cause of the mishap.”