Odhav fire
Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES) deployed 13 vehicles to the scene, including water tankers and specialised bowsers from Nikol, Naroda, Maninagar, and Jashodanagar. While bringing the blaze under control, firefighters discovered a body amid the debris at around 1am during cooling operations.The victim was later identified as 42-year-old Pratab Thakore, a resident of Modasa who worked at the unit. His body was shifted via a 108 ambulance to a local hospital for postmortem. Fire crews remained at the site until the early hours of Saturday to prevent the plastic material from reigniting.
Narol fire
Hours later on Saturday, a second industrial fire was reported at Godown 55 in Balaji Estate on the Narol-Isanpur Road. Chemical substances stored inside the facility caught fire, triggering dense smoke that severely hampered initial firefighting efforts.
Odhav fire
Teams from the Aslali fire station rushed to the spot with mini fire appliances and specialised Gajraj vehicles, quickly bringing the situation under control. Fire officials confirmed that no injuries were reported in the Narol incident. The cause of the fire and the extent of financial loss in both cases remain under investigation.
