Chaos erupted in Ghaziabad’s Mohan Nagar on Tuesday as a raging fire engulfed the AMX Medical Systems factory, home to X-ray and medical device production. The alarm sounded at 5:41 PM at Kotwali fire station for Plot No. 128 in Harsha Compound, Site-2, opposite Krishna Engineering College, triggering a multi-agency response.
Two initial tenders raced to the site, where the blaze’s ferocity demanded escalation. Additional forces poured in—two from Vaishali, three from Kotwali, one from Loni, one from Modinagar, and Noida’s water bowser plus a tender—totaling ten units. Firefighters battled depleted water supplies by sourcing from Katori Mill continuously.
The sturdy perimeter wall proved a formidable foe, complicating containment. Undeterred, teams employed a Hydra machine to create breaches, enabling a surround-and-smother strategy with foam and specialized gear. Their tenacity succeeded, fully dousing the flames without injuries.
Surveys uncovered devastation: basement plastic storage vaporized, equipment heavily damaged. The prompt intervention averted a wider catastrophe, sparing nearby factories. With cooling underway to nix rekindling risks, officials launch a thorough inquiry into what sparked the disaster in this vital industrial pocket.