Massive fire erupts in Ludhiana factory

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Fri, Apr 27, 2018, 11:45 AM

Massive fire erupts in Ludhiana factory

Punjab, Apr 27: In a ghastly incident, The Massive fire erupted in a garment factory at Bahadur Ke Road in Punjab's Ludhiana in the wee hours of Friday morning.

The firefighting operations are still underway to douse the fire in the factory. So far, at least 100 fire tenders have been used since morning to douse the fire.



Information of a fire at a hosiery factory here in Bahadur Ke Road was received around 1:40 am, after which fire officials rushed to the spot.

"We received the information at around 1:40 am, after which seven tenders were rushed to the spot. The tenders have been refilled two to three times already, but we have not been able to douse the flame yet," Srishtinath Sharma, an official from the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation fire brigade told media.

The cause of the blaze is yet to be ascertained.

Further details are awaited.