Fire at 2 factories

Ambala, May 3

A major fire broke out at a chemical factory near Jatwar village of Shahzadpur block here late on Sunday night. Drums filled with chemicals were lying in the open at the factory.

Fire officer Amar Singh said foam was being used to control the fire. Five fire tenders had been pressed into service to douse the flames. It would be checked if the factory had any fire NoC or not. The exact cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained.

No injury or casualty was reported in the incident so far. Fire-fighters were still making efforts to control the fire till the filing of the report.

Meanwhile, another fire incident was reported at Pratap factory in the Saha block of Ambala late this night. The SHO, Saha, who reached the spot, said 6 fire tenders had been pressed into service to douse the flames. No loss of life has been reported yet. The exact cause of the fire was not known yet. — TNS