10 Fire Tenders Pressed Into Action to Douse Fire in Assam’s Sonapur

Guwahati: At least 10 fire tenders were dispatched to put it out after a massive fire broke out at a plant in Sonapur near the Assam-Meghalaya border during the early hours of Friday, causing panic among the locals.

The fire incident occurred at Ascent Bamboo Industry where incense sticks and ice-cream sticks are manufactured.

Ten fire fighters from Assam and Meghalaya arrived at the scene shortly after the event to put out the fires, and they are now still working to do so.

The factory does not have a fire-fighting system or a NOC, according to the fire department officials.

A police official who was present at the spot said, “After reaching the spot, I tried to check if there is any fire-fighting system but so far I couldn’t find any such system installed in this factory. Also, whenever a factory is opened, a No Objection Certificate (NOC) is required which after inquiry I found they do not possess. As there is no facility for fire-fighting, we had to borrow water from the locals and I suspect it would take hours to douse the fire.”