Fire breaks out in industrial area

Fire broke out in three factories in the industrial area near Kila Maidan here today, destroying stock and machines worth lakhs of rupees.
There was, however, no casualty reported from the site, a fire brigade official said.
A local fire brigade official said that fire was reported first from Arihant Polypack situated in the Kila Maidan area, which spread later to two other units including Keshav Industry and an engineering unit.
The fire destroyed a huge stock of raw material stored in Arihant Polypack and also caused extensive damage to the two other units, he said.
Fire fighters managed to bring the fire under control after four hours using 14 tankers of water and 550 litres of foam, he said.