Furniture factory gutted, short circuit suspected

Zirakpur, April 17

A furniture factory was gutted in a major fire near a residential area of Singhpura village around 5 am today. The roof of the factory collapsed due to the fire.

Furniture and timber worth lakhs was gutted in the fire, but no loss of life was reported. Four fire engines were rushed to the spot, which doused the flames after a struggle of over an hour.

Rajwinder Sharma, owner of VS Taj Furniture and Interiors, said the factory caught fire due to a spark caused by a short circuit. Soon, the fire engulfed the whole unit.

Neighbours first reported the blaze to the fire office and the gathered crowd tried to douse the flame with buckets of water and sand, but failed. Two fire engines were also summoned from Zirakpur to put out the flames. Fire officials said the exact cause of the fire could not be ascertained, but furniture and wooden material made it difficult to douse the fire.

Former MLA NK Sharma visited the spot and appealed to the Dera Bassi SDM for compensation for the victim.

In the afternoon, a fire broke out in a field near Adda Jhungian village on the Patiala road. Fire personnel reached the spot and managed to control it in time.

No loss of life

Furniture and timber worth lakhs was gutted in the fire, but no loss of life was reported. Four fire engines were rushed to the spot, which doused the flames after a struggle of over an hour. Rajwinder Sharma, owner of VS Taj Furniture and Interiors, said the factory caught fire due to a spark caused by a short circuit. Soon, the fire engulfed the whole unit.