Major fire breaks out at Khanna plywood factory

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Ludhiana: A major fire broke out at a plywood factory near Bija in Khanna on Thursday morning. Nobody was injured in the incident.
Suresh Kumar, owner of Vidhata Industries Private Limited, said, “I received a call in the morning that the factory had caught fire. I immediately sounded the fire department. When I reached there, flames had engulfed the unit. I have suffered huge losses.”
Firemen from Khanna, led by fire officer Yashpal Rai, reached the spot.
Rai said, “After we received the information around 5am, our team comprising 15 fire fighters reached the unit. Three fire tenders, including two from Khanna and one from Samrala, were pressed into service.”
Firemen said the flames were controlled by 9am. “Employees working in the factory ran out of the premises in time,” said a fireman.
“The cause of fire is yet to be ascertained, though it seems short circuit triggered it. The owner claimed that the factory has a fire certificate, but he is yet to produce it,” Rai added.
The flames gutted plywood kept in the unit.