14 Firefighters Injured In Jodhpur Chemical Factory Blast

At least 14 fire department personnel were injured -- eight of them seriously -- while battling a major fire at a handicrafts factory here on Wednesday evening, with drums of inflammable chemicals stored at the facility going up in flames -- triggering multiple explosions.The fire was reported around 5.30 pm. The factory -- located in Ganesh Nagar area -- was locked at the time, but chemicals stored in drums inside the premises caught fire, triggering a series of explosions that made firefighting operations difficult, officials said.Ten fire tenders from different stations were rushed to the spot after the blaze was reported. A team of around 35 fire personnel was deployed to contain the fire. During the operation, a stone reportedly fell from the factory's roof onto a chemical drum, causing an explosion that left 14 firefighters with burn injuries.The injured personnel were initially taken to AIIMS Jodhpur.