A fire broke out at around 1:30 am on Thursday in a furnace oil tank at the Ambe Steel sariya company in Baksapur, Janaki Rural Municipality-5, Banke, causing estimated damage of Rs 15.6 million. The blaze was attributed to a short circuit in the tank, which holds up to 200,000 litres of furnace oil used by the company’s iron-melting engine. Police from the Area Police Office in Khajura Khurd responded after receiving information about the incident.
Fire at the furnace oil tank
The fire occurred in a tank used to store furnace oil for the iron-melting engine at the steel company. According to the information provided about the incident, the tank has a capacity of 200,000 litres. The fire was reported at approximately 1:30 am on Thursday, at the company’s site in Baksapur.
The reported cause was a short circuit in the tank. The available information does not specify how the short circuit started or how long the fire continued. It also does not provide details about the response at the site beyond the arrival of police after they were informed of the blaze.
The estimated loss from the incident was about Rs 15.6 million. The reported figure describes the damage caused by the fire; no separate breakdown of losses to the tank, furnace oil or other equipment was provided.
Police respond after receiving information
Police from the Area Police Office, Khajura Khurd, Banke, responded after receiving information about the fire. The available reports do not state the precise time the police were notified or give further details about actions taken at the scene.
No information was provided about injuries, casualties or damage to other parts of the company. The reports also do not describe whether the fire spread beyond the furnace oil tank. Those details were not included in the information available about the incident.
Tank supplies furnace oil for iron melting
The tank’s stated capacity is 200,000 litres, and the furnace oil stored in it is used for the company’s iron-melting engine. That link between the tank and the production equipment makes the fire a significant incident for the facility, although no information was provided on whether the engine or steel production was affected.
The confirmed details of the incident are the location, approximate time, reported short-circuit cause, tank capacity, estimated financial loss and police response. Further information about the extent of the damage or the company’s operations after the fire was not available in the reports.
