A chemical storage area in Kolkata, India caught fire, producing a large amount of thick smoke.

By SKYSEVEN Chemical Technical Team · 2026-09-08

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On September 7 local time, a fire broke out in a chemical storage area in Kolkata, India, and the flammable chemicals in the storage tanks burned violently, with a large amount of thick smoke rising from the scene, and the surrounding area was immediately locked down and personnel were evacuated.

After the fire broke out, the regional fire department dispatched a total of 12 fire engines to the scene to carry out fire fighting operations. Affected by the significant quantity of flammable chemicals stored in the storage area, the fire spread rapidly, and the smoke spread to the adjacent residential areas, bringing certain resistance to fire fighting and disposal. So far, no casualties have been reported in this accident. The warehouse under construction was in a shutdown state at the time of the incident, and there were no operating personnel inside, which avoided the risk of casualties.

According to the initial on-site assessment, the trigger of the fire is suspected to be a short circuit. regional regulators and the police have intervened and officially launched a special security compliance investigation into the storage facility to verify the implementation of chemical storage regulation, electrical security, security systems and other conditions. The exact trigger of the accident will be announced later.

The factory buildings, warehouses and residential areas in the accident area are interspersed with each other, and the population density is high. This chemical storage fire has once again aroused the sector's attention to the security manage of urban chemical storage.

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