Fire at chemical unit in Kolhapur; no casualty

A massive fire broke out at a chemical plant in Kolhapur district of western Maharashtra on Monday morning, but there was no report of any casualty, fire brigade officials said.

The blaze erupted in the unit located in a textile industrial estate on the outskirts of Ichalkaranji city in Kolhapur district, about 250 km from Pune.

''Four fire tankers were rushed to the spot by 7.30 am and the blaze was doused by 11 am,'' an official from Ichalkaranji fire station said.

The cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained, he added.

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