Fire breaks out at Meghmani Organics' pigment plant in Dahej

A fire broke out yesterday at Meghmani Organics Ltd’s pigment manufacturing plant located at Dahej, Bharuch (Gujarat). “An accidental fire broke out at 10.25 PM on Wednesday, July 27, 2016, in one of the manufacturing sections at its pigment manufacturing division situated at Dahej SEZ Limited, Dahej, Bharuch, Gujarat. The company is ascertaining the loss and also investigating the cause of the fire,” said Meghmani Organics in a BSE filing today.

The plant has four manufacturing sections supported by other sub-sections. Only one manufacturing section of beta blue pigment got affected due to fire.

All the staff members are safe and no one was injured during the incident, added the company. 

Meghmani, a manufacturer of pigments & agrochemicals, specialises in the manufacture of green and blue pigments that are used in applications such as printing inks, plastics, paints, textiles, leather and rubber.