Jaipur: A massive fire broke out at Grew Solar’s power plant in Dudu, around 60km from Jaipur, Friday evening, prompting a large-scale firefighting operation involving tenders from Ajmer, Kishangarh and other towns.Firefighters battled the blaze late into the night as flames spread across the sprawling facility.The fire broke out around 6pm, Dudu DSP Anupam Mishra told TOI.Fire tenders were mobilised from Bagru, Phulera and Ajmer, with additional resources called from as far as Kishangarh as firefighters tried to prevent the blaze from spreading beyond the plant.Jaipur Rural SP Hanuman Prasad Meena confirmed that the facility belonged to Grew Solar and teams were trying to control the fire. He said the fire was spreading rapidly across the plant, making it difficult for firefighters to contain it.“The only available option at this point in time is to stop the fire from spreading far from the plant, but it will be very difficult to control the fire at the solar plant; it will ravage through it,” an official said.The cause of the fire remained unknown late Friday night. Police contacted company officials to account for everyone at the site. All employees were accounted for, and no injuries were reported.The extent of the damage to the plant was not immediately known, with firefighting operations continuing late into the night.Till late night, the officials had called fire stations from nearby towns and districts to seek fire tenders. “The fire tenders have been spraying water but it is not helping much in controlling the fire,” an official said, adding that the police and officials of the district administration were in contact with officials of the company.
