Flour mill godown goes up in flames
Hoshiarpur: Goods worth lakhs of rupees were destroyed after a flour mill godown caught fire. Although the cause of the fire could not be ascertained, it is believed that the fire broke out due to short-circuit. Vivek Khosla, owner of the Nav Bharat Roller Flour Mill, which is located near Naloiyan Chowk, said last night he came to know that there was a sudden fire at the mill warehouse, where a lot of expensive goods and machinery was lying. He said the factory workers and labourers made efforts to control the blaze with the help of people nearby and informed him. Khosla informed the fire brigade and the fire tenders also reached intensifying the efforts to extinguish the flames but by then the goods and machinery were completely destroyed. Luckily, there was no loss of life. OC
