Jodhpur: Fire breaks out at handicraft factory, 14 fire brigade personnel suffer burns: Explosion caused by a stone falling on the drum; no burn unit in AIIMS, referred to Mahatma Gandhi Hospital.

A fire broke out at the SR Handicraft Factory in Jodhpur around 5:30 pm on Wednesday evening. The fire spread rapidly from the chemical drums stored in the factory, causing them to explode continuously. At the time of the incident, the factory was locked. After receiving information about the fire, 10 fire brigade vehicles arrived at the scene. Fire brigade personnel were trying to extinguish the fire inside the factory when a stone fell from the roof onto one of the chemical drums and caused an explosion.