Pune Fire Accident: President Ram Nath Kovind Condoles Death Of Women And Other Victims

Pune fire accident: 18 people died in a fire that broke out at SVS Aqua Technologies, Sanitizer Company located in Urvade village of Lavasa Road, which is about 16 km from Pune. This accident occurred at around 5 PM on Monday evening.

All the victims were trapped inside one of the company's plant when the fire broke out. This happened after a blast occurred in a machine, according to reports. Senior police and revenue officials rushed to the site immediately to douse the fire. Eight fire fighting tenders were reportedly deployed for the purpose. Six belonged to the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA), and two were from Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC).

The fire was finally doused by 6:43 pm, and soon the fire brigade started searching, rescuing, and recovering bodies from the Pune fire.

Among the victims who died in the Pune fire accident, 15 of them were women. There were a total of 37 employees who were at the factory, and according to the fire department, 20 were rescued.

Maharashtra | 7 dead and 10 missing in massive fire incident at a company in Ghotawade Phata, Pune. Out of 37 on-duty employees, 20 have been rescued: Fire Department pic.twitter.com/wZs6j5UVwe

— ANI (@ANI) June 7, 2021

Many public figures and netizens alike have expressed their condolences for the families who lost their near and dear ones in the Pune fire accident.

President Ramnath Kovind offered his condolences in a tweet, and also prayed for the speedy recovery of all those who have been injured. "The loss of lives of workers, mostly women, in a fire accident at a factory in Pune is extremely unfortunate. My condolences to the families of the deceased. I pray for speedy recovery of the injured," he tweeted.

The loss of lives of workers, mostly women, in a fire accident at a factory in Pune is extremely unfortunate. My condolences to the families of the deceased. I pray for speedy recovery of the injured.

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) June 7, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP leader Som Parkash, Vijay Darda, were among many who expressed their sorrow, over the victims' death.

Pained by the loss of lives due to a fire at a factory in Pune, Maharashtra. Condolences to the bereaved families.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 7, 2021

Saddened to learn about the loss of lives due to a tragic fire accident at a factory in #Pune.

My thoughts are with the bereaved families in this hour of grief & praying for the injured recover soon.

— Som Parkash (@SomParkashBJP) June 7, 2021

It is heartbreaking to learn about the the fire accident in the factory at #Pune. Deepest condolences to the families of the departed. Praying for speedy recovery of the injured. Strict measures must be taken to ensure such incidents don't happen again. #PuneFire

— Vijay Darda (@vijayjdarda) June 7, 2021

PM Narendra Modi has announced that an ex-gratia of 2 lakh rupees, will be granted from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for the immediate relatives of the people who died in the fire. He said that a sum of 50,000 rupees will be given to all those people who have been injured.

The Prime Minister has announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh each from the PMNRF for the next of kin of those who have lost their lives due to a fire at an industrial unit in Pune, Maharashtra. Rs. 50,000 would be provided to those injured.

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 7, 2021