Ludhiana: Massive fire breaks out in textile unit

Nikhil Bhardwaj

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, December 29

A massive fire broke out in a textile firm, Jawandsons Private Limited, situated on Chandigarh Road this afternoon.

The cause of fire is not known. Workers raised alarm after seeing smoke at the fourth floor. Some workers were also present there but they came out to save their lives. A godown was on the fourth floor where a huge stock was stored.

A fire call was received at the fire station at around 3 pm. Since the factory also had own firefighting arrangements, employees had started dousing the flame. In a few minutes, fire tenders also reached the spot and started the operation.

Firemen faced tough time as they had no hydraulic ladder to directly spray water over the fourth floor where the fire took place. Firemen had to climb over trucks to douse the flames.

Fire tenders were deployed on the six sides of the factory to prevent fire from spreading to the other floors.

Sub Fire Officer Aatish Rai said the fire was controlled at around 8.45 pm but firemen would remain there for an hour for precautionary purposes.

Factory workers revealed that the loss could of several lakhs of rupees as a huge stock of garments was lying there.

Had the fire spread to the other floors, the loss would have been in crores, said factory workers. Owners of nearby factories took precautionary measures by shutting down their operations.