14 workers injured in fire at jewellery-making unit in Surat

The blaze ignited due to a gas leak in a pipeline used for melting gold on the building's third floor.

A fire at a jewellery manufacturing unit in Surat, Gujarat, has left fourteen workers injured. The incident occurred on Tuesday, and officials reported that two workers are in serious condition.

The blaze ignited due to a gas leak in a pipeline used for melting gold on the building's third floor. Basant Pareek, the Surat Municipal Corporation's chief fire officer, provided this information.

A total of fourteen workers suffered burn injuries from the incident. According to a Katargam police station official, two of the injured workers are in critical condition.

Pareek explained that the gas leak caused a flash fire, resulting in the injuries. "The fire left fourteen workers with burn injuries, two of them serious," he said.

To combat the fire, six fire tenders were dispatched to the scene. Fortunately, the flames were brought under control before they could spread further, according to another fire official.

Authorities are continuing their investigation into the cause of the gas leak and fire.