Ludhiana: A big fire broke out in a garment factory at Kali Sadak on Sunday morning.
Shift of 24 workers, who was in a night shift at the factory, had a narrow escape as they rushed to realize the fire.
At first, they tried to extinguish the fire with a fire extinguisher.
But when the fire spread, they called the Fire Department.
The fire department takes more than four hours to control the situation.
The materials and machines stored in the factory were damaged in the incident.
Firefighting officials said they received a call at 6 in the morning that the fire erupted in the Sungrace Private Limited cloth.
“When we reached the place, there was a fire around the second floor of the unit.
First, we tried to stop the spread to another floor.
Blaze has swallowed a large second floor hall.
To provide ventilation to smoke, we have to destroy the walls in five to six places.
Also helps water reach every corner.
There are heavy machines, raw materials, such as thread stocks, and large amounts of products in the unit, “said a firefighter.
There is no time at around 5.30 in the morning.
They use fire extinguisher, but when they can’t control it, they call us.
Because the factory is spread over 3,000 square meters, it is difficult to reach every corner.
Water supply is set from a side by side factory.
The fire tender makes at least 40 rounds.
Because of the heat is intense, even the walls and ceiling buildings are broken.
“Meanwhile, the incident spreads panic in the area.
Arun Kumar, who runs Amit Hosiyi near the garment factory, said,” Around 6 in the morning, I received a call from my staff about fire in a coexist plant.
I rushed to the place.
Because of fire, my factory wall is also hot.
We announce a vacation at the factory on Sundays for safety purposes.
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