Fire at Jindal Poly Films Plant in Nashik: Firefighters Battling Blaze

Nashik, May 22 (PTI) A major fire broke out at a subsidiary of Jindal Poly Films Ltd at Mundhegaon in Nashik district of Maharashtra and fire-fighting operations were underway on a second day, officials said on Thursday.
The fire broke out at JPFL Pvt Ltd plant on Nashik-Mumbai highway in Igatpuri taluka at around 1.30 am on Wednesday.
It started in a shed where scrap material was stored, said a local police official.
About 30 fire tenders were trying to extinguish the fire, he said, adding nobody was injured in the incident.

Jindal Poly Films stated in a stock exchange filing on Wednesday that production in a part of the plant was affected by the fire.


The cause of the fire and the damage caused by it will be ascertained later, it added.
On January 1, 2023, a major fire incident had occurred at the same plant, claiming three lives.