Fire breaks out at chemical factory

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, June 28

A major fire broke out at a chemical factory situated at Shekhein village on Hoshiarpur Road here on Monday. The goods kept in the factory were destroyed in the fire. However, no loss of human life was reported in the incident. As per information, the incident took place at around 5 in the evening and it took almost four hours for officials of the Fire Brigade to douse the flames. Smoke could be seen billowing out of the factory.

The moment the fire broke out, the workers came out and started putting water to douse the fire, but remained unsuccessful. Blasts were heard by the people living nearby continuously for several minutes. A Fire Brigade team reached the spot and after hours of putting in efforts and using several fire tenders, they could succeed in controlling the fire.

The SHO, Patara, said after getting to know about the incident, they reached the spot and asked people to stay away from the spot and did not allow anyone to go near the factory. “We were concerned that no one should get injured in the fire. Fortunately, no human life was lost, but the actual amount of loss will be ascertained by the owner,” the SHO said, adding that the reason behind the fire could not be ascertained.

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