Fire breaks out at hosiery factory on Tajpur Road

There was a commotion early on Monday morning on Tajpur Road in Geeta Nagar when a major fire broke out at a hosiery factory, ‘Shri Ram Hosiery’. The fire spread so rapidly that the entire factory was engulfed in flames within minutes.

The factory owner, Shri Ram, said he got information at 4 am that a fire broke out at his factory. He rushed to the spot

and saw that the entire building was in flames. He informed the Fire Department, after which around eight fire tenders reached the scene.

Fire brigade personnel managed to control the fire after a struggle of five hours. Machines, raw material, finished goods and furniture inside the factory were reduced to ashes during the incident. Walls of the building developed cracks and parts of its roof collapsed due to the blaze.