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Fire breaks out in factory in Ludhiana

Fire at a factory in Focal Point on Tuesday. INDERJEET VERMA

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, June 7

A major fire broke out in a factory at Phase 4 Focal Point on Tuesday night. Goods worth lakhs were gutted in the fire.

The fire started near a factory named Shri Tools. Initially, workers tried to douse the flames with the help of fire extinguishers, but it spread in no time.

Firefighters said they received call at 9 pm. It took six hours and over 40 firefighters to douse the fire.

A short circuit is suspected to be the cause of the fire.

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