Narendran, the owner of the unit, had surrendered at the Kancheepuram Taluk police station and the officials are investigating him. 

Deepak Nitrite Company has said that it has been monitoring the situation closely and the safety of employees and people in the vicinity was of foremost priority.

No casualties or injuries have been reported so far and addressing the reporters, Ma Subramanian said that the fire started from a short circuit in a storage room for surgical and other items.