Flames engulf tyre factory godown

Our Correspondent

Sahnewal, April 25

Poddar Tyres Limited, a factory situated in Jugiana, three km from here, was gutted after a major fire broke out this afternoon.

It took five-six hours for five fire brigade teams to bring the fire under control. No loss of life has been reported.

As per information, the fire spread within no time and engulfed the entire raw material godown of the factory.

Kanaganwal chowki in-charge Kulwant Singh said, “Fire brigade teams from Ludhiana were busy extinguishing the fire till evening. The reason behind the fire is yet to be ascertained. The fire brigade teams had a hard time extinguishing the fire as it had engulfed a major part of the godown.”

Factory manager Joginder Singh said short circuit or sudden chemical heating may have lead to the fire.

When questioned about the loss he said, “It is too difficult to assess the exact loss at this stage but according to rough estimates, damage to the tune of Rs 1.5 crore has been done. The labourers, however, are safe.”