{
  "id": 13690789,
  "title": "Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: 2 Fire Incidents In Waluj; Factory Stock Gutted",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/chhatrapati-sambhajinagar-2-fire-incidents-in-waluj-factory-stock",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T09:38:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/chhatrapati-sambhajinagar-2-fire-incidents-in-waluj-factory-stock-gutted"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar witnessed two fire incidents in the Waluj area on Saturday evening. The first incident involved a large stock of plastic granules engulfed in flames at a closed factory, Sudarshan Plast. The blaze rapidly intensified, engulfing both the factory shed and the stored granules. Firefighters from the MIDC fire brigade arrived at the scene and managed to control the inferno after an hour-long effort.\n\nThe second incident took place in Bajaj Nagar, close to the Gajanan Maharaj Temple in Vishwa Vijay Housing Society. A short circuit triggered a fire in an electrical distribution transformer (DP). Residents initially tried to extinguish the flames but eventually called for help when they were unable to control the blaze. Firefighters responded swiftly and managed to contain the fire within 10 minutes, preventing it from spreading further. The exact cause of the short circuit remains to be ascertained.",
  "summary": "Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Two fire incidents were reported in the Waluj area on Saturday evening. In the first incident, a large stock of plastic granules was reduced to ashes in a fire at a closed factory. In the second, a fire involving an electrical distribution transformer (DP) in Bajaj Nagar caused panic among residents. Firefighters brought one blaze under control after an hour-long effort…",
  "key_points": [
    "Two fire incidents occurred in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on Saturday evening.",
    "A factory stock of plastic granules was gutted in a fire at Sudarshan Plast.",
    "Short circuit caused a fire in an electrical distribution transformer in Bajaj Nagar."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}