A fire that broke out last Wednesday at a container freight station annex at AP?Møller Maersk’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust terminal is now completely under control, the Danish shipping and terminal group said this morning, IFW reported.
Two people died in the fire and nine were injured. The injured were taken to nearby hospitals, and three were discharged over the weekend.
The drama began at around 2pm at Maersk’s container freight station annex in Navghar village, where hundreds of containers were stored.
Mohan Naik, Station Officer for the City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra, said: “There was a chemical combustion in a plastic drum, which resulted in an explosion that could be heard several kilometres away.
“The fire spread to containers that also had chemicals in them. More than 35 containers must have been destroyed in the fire.”
Various statutory and local authorities have inspected the premises and Maersk has initiated an investigation by an independent safety officer.
Approximately 5% of the containers in the section that caught fire were damaged. The rest of the containers and the large unaffected section of the facilities are safe and clear.
Two people died in the fire and nine were injured. The injured were taken to nearby hospitals, and three were discharged over the weekend.
The drama began at around 2pm at Maersk’s container freight station annex in Navghar village, where hundreds of containers were stored.
Mohan Naik, Station Officer for the City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra, said: “There was a chemical combustion in a plastic drum, which resulted in an explosion that could be heard several kilometres away.
“The fire spread to containers that also had chemicals in them. More than 35 containers must have been destroyed in the fire.”
Various statutory and local authorities have inspected the premises and Maersk has initiated an investigation by an independent safety officer.
Approximately 5% of the containers in the section that caught fire were damaged. The rest of the containers and the large unaffected section of the facilities are safe and clear.