Maruti Suzuki reports fire incident, 2 people die at Rohtak R&D centre

Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Monday said that two people working with a contract firm died in a fire incident at its research & development centre at Rohtak in Haryana.

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There was a fire incident that took place on 11 April 2022, Monday afternoon in the company’s Rohtak R&D centre in one of the buildings where a new lab expansion was being carried out by a third-party project company, the country’s largest carmaker said in a regulatory filing.

“The fire was brought under control and the root cause is being examined along with the investigating authorities.”

“Unfortunately, two people working with a contract firm of the project company succumbed to the fire,” the carmaker said.

The carmaker added, “The company deeply mourns this loss of life and stands with the families of the deceased in this moment of grief.”

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The auto major also stated that there have been no other injuries. This incident has not affected the production or operations of the company. With PTI Inputs

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