Seven injured in factory fire [Archives:2005/884/Local News]
October 10 2005
BY MOHAMMED AL-JABRI
YEMEN TIMES STAFF
Taiz, Oct. 8 – A sudden fire broke out last Wednesday in a plastic factory in Taiz governorate.The fire broke out shortly after 9 p.m. in the factory's raw material store and spread rapidly through the whole factory.
Firefighters rushed to the scene and evacuated all the workers, and managed to bring the blaze under control within two hours.
Security forces sealed off the area around the factory. Seven workers of the factory were injured. They were taken to al-Thawrah Hospital in Taiz.
Police said the fire broke out due to electrical fire in one of the fuel barriers that were close to flammable materials. Still, the cause will remain under investigation.
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