India: Fire and Emergency Services personnel have been battling a fire at Vasavadatta Cement Factory in Sedam, Karnataka, since 12 April 2025. The blaze started in an open alternative fuel storage facility comprising mainly post-consumer plastic. It continued late into Tuesday 16 April 2025 local time and is thought to be still be in progress.
The District Fire Officer said that six engines from the Fire and Emergency Services Department and the cement plant’s private fire-fighting equipment was being staffed around the clock to handle the situation,. He added that the fire was caused by over-stocking the store and a failure to take basic fire precautions.