24-05-2025
Fire leaves Jindal plant with damage worth 2k cr
Nashik: The fire that broke out at the Jindal Poly Films plant in Mundhegaon village in Igatpuri taluka of Nashik district late on Wednesday came under control by Friday evening. However, the fire damaged around 70% of the production lines.
According to govt officials, the damage to the materials and production lines at the company is estimated to be over Rs 2,000 crore.
Abhijit Baravkar, tehsildar of Igatpuri taluka, said, "The fire has been brought under control, except for one or two places. It will take around a day more to extinguish the fire completely." Kishore Patil, fire brigade officer of the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC), said, "As much as 75% of the fire has been brought under control."
The state cabinet minister Dada Bhuse also visited the Igatpuri plant of the company. He said, "A thorough probe into the fire incident will be conducted."Bhuse also instructed govt officials concerned to file a panchnama of the losses if farmers in the nearby areas incurred any due to the fire.
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