14 firefighters injured in chemical factory blast in Jodhpur
An explosion at a handicraft factory triggered a major blaze requiring ten fire tenders drawn from stations across the city.
Fourteen firefighters were injured after an explosion and fire tore through a chemical factory in Jodhpur, prompting a large-scale emergency response from the city's fire service.
The blaze broke out at a handicraft factory, according to Jodhpur Municipal Corporation Chief Fire Officer Jalaj Ghasia, who said ten fire tenders were rapidly deployed from multiple fire stations across the city to bring the flames under control.
The cause of the explosion is yet to be formally established. The extent of the injuries sustained by the firefighters has not been detailed, and it remains unclear whether any other workers at the factory were affected.
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