The factory owner said that the fire was caused by a short circuit in his factory and that his factory was involved in the manufacturing of plastics that included chemicals, and that one of his machines, valued at Rs 80 lakh, had caught fire.
At the same time, he stated that the exact extent of the fire's destruction remained unknown. The good news is that there were no fatalities or injuries.
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Firefighter Rajinder Sahota, who was on the scene, stated that as soon as they received the information, they hurried to the scene in five huge vehicles bringing water, and the fire was brought under control after a lot of hard effort.