Fire department officials reported that a fire engine, along with six firefighters from the Mancherial fire station, successfully extinguished the blaze at the plant after a 20-minute effort. They added that the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Mancherial Cement Company (MCC), one of South India’s oldest cement manufacturers, is facing imminent closure due to operational losses and mounting debts, threatening to end its industrial legacy
NPDCL Superintending Engineer Sesha Rao said the machinery of the cement plant, buildings and 184 acres of land belonging to the cement manufacturer were seized as per instructions of Collector Badavath Santos