Coimbatore: Fire broke out in a spinning mill at the SIDCO industrial estate near Sundarapuram here on Sunday. While employees were working in the unit when the fire erupted, no one was injured. Cotton yarns worth lakhs of rupees were completely gutted in the incident.
Police said the spinning mill was run by Soundrarajan, of Sundarapuram. “When the fire broke out in a room, workers attempted to put it out. However, the fire spread to another room, where cottons were stored. The workers immediately informed the fire station.”
A team of fire brigadiers rushed to the mill and put out the fire after 30 minutes of struggle. Preliminary inquiry revealed that the fire was caused by short circuit. The exact loss that the unit has incurred in the incident is yet to be ascertained.
The Podanur (law & order) police have registered a case and further investigation is on.