Massive Fire At Biodiesel Factory Near Visakhapatnam, 8 Tanks Still Ablaze

Massive Fire At Biodiesel Factory Near Visakhapatnam, 8 Tanks Still Ablaze
A huge fire broke out at a biodiesel unit near the port city of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday night. There are no reports of casualties.
Around 40 fire engines were sent to control the blaze that started in the facilities of a company called Biomax in the Duvvada Special Economic Zone around 7:30 pm, police said. There were 18 tanks of fuel and raw materials at the facility, 12 of which caught fire.
A Navy aircraft on an aerial recce over the facility on Wednesday morning confirmed that eight tanks were still ablaze.
Flames could be seen in some of them even on Wednesday morning. Firefighters said that all the fuel in the tanks will need to be burnt out before the blaze can be put out. According to eye witnesses, six oil tankers exploded due to the fire.
There were around 15 employees at the factory, all of whom managed to escape in time and are safe..