1994 (10) TMI 128

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....Appellants. Shri V.C. Bhartiya, DR, for the Respondents. [Order per : Jyoti Balasundaram, Member (J)]. - The appellants herein reported to the department that 27,874.55 quintals of molasses stored in a pucca covered masonary tank within the licensed premises of their factory was burnt by auto-combustion and all possible efforts have been made to avoid reoccurrence of the chemical reaction....

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....he temperature of the molasses stored in the masonary pucca tank started rising and the following measures were adopted immediately to control the same - (i) Operating 4 pumps for re-circulation for beating the foam; (ii) Installing exhaust fans on the windows and the gate to take out the gases; (iii) Arranging for showering of cold water on the entire roof top of the tank to bring down t....

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....auto-combustion and that the burnt stock was found lying in the tank. 4. The above factual position is not controverted by the learned DR. Molasses is a commodity which by its inherent nature, gets deteriorated due to certain chemical reactions and sometimes auto-combustion also takes place during which excess heat is generated and even by proper precautions, the stocks may get burnt. This....