20210703 Punjab: Two fire incidents keep firefighters on toes in Ludhiana
India Jul 03 2021 “Building” “Factories”
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Punjab: Two fire incidents keep firefighters on toes in Ludhiana
Updated: 2021-07-03
LUDHIANA: Two fire incidents kept the firefighters on toes in the district headquarters town of Ludhiana in Punjab on Saturday morning.
No casualties were reported.
One incident took place at a tyre manufacturing plant while another happened at a hosiery unit.
The first fire call was received at around 4.25am about the fire in Hindustan Tyres Plant at RK Road near Oswal Hospital.
As per the factory security staff, the fire took place around 3.45am due to a short circuit, with the fire spreading to nearby areas.
The flames engulfed the machinery kept at the ground floor and the material kept at the first floor of the unit.
Another incident was reported at around 6am at the hosiery unit in Kripal Nagar at Tibba Road.
The fire was on the first floor of the double-storey building and hosiery goods were gutted.
As per fire officials, single entry to the building created a tough time for the firefighters to control the fire so they had to break the wall of another building at the backside of this unit.
This unit was located in a thickly populated area so firemen were extra careful while controlling the situation.
The fire was brought under control after two hours.
Sub-fire officer Maninder Singh said, “The shed in the unit got damaged due to the high flames and it fell down even before we reached the spot. Eight fire tenders were stationed at the spot out of which two were sent to the other fire spot.”
Web Source: The Times of India