Day after fire at textile factory, now cycle parts factory catches fire in Ludhiana - Hindustan Times
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Day after fire at textile factory, now cycle parts factory catches fire in Ludhiana

Hindustan Times | By, Ludhiana
Apr 30, 2017 04:18 PM IST

A day after a fire broke out in a textile factory in Ludhiana, another fire was reported in a cycle parts factory Daman Enterprises on Gill Road on Sunday afternoon.

Fire raging at Daman Enterprises on Gill Road, Ludhiana, on Sunday.(Photo: ANI)
Fire raging at Daman Enterprises on Gill Road, Ludhiana, on Sunday.(Photo: ANI)

Seven fire tenders were rushed to the spot and later three more were called later. It took them more than two hours to douse the fire.

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A fire tender trying to douse the fire. (HT Photo)
A fire tender trying to douse the fire. (HT Photo)

Sources said someone had set afire garbage at a vacant plot next to the factory. The fire spread and engulfed the factory as well.

People gather around the spot as smoke arises from the factory on Sunday. (HT Photo)
People gather around the spot as smoke arises from the factory on Sunday. (HT Photo)

No casualties were reported. However, a loss of around Rs 18 lakh was estimated as computers, laptops, company products and records were gutted in the fire.

On Saturday afternoon, a fire broke out at the textile factory in Daulat Nagar Colony near Basti Jodhewal. So intense was the blaze that it caused extensive damage to the adjacent buildings. The fire officials struggled for four hours to douse the flames. While no one was injured in the incident, the losses were pegged at more than Rs 70 lakh.

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