Lagatar24 Desk
Howrah, Jan 22: On Saturday afternoon, a massive fire broke out at a thermocol factory in the Rajapur neighbourhood of Domjur in West Bengal’s Howrah district.
According to reports, three fire tenders have arrived on the scene to put out the flames.
“We were working inside the factory when the fire broke out at 12.30 pm. Initially, we tried to control the fire but couldn’t”, said Panchan Mallick, a worker in the factory.
He went on to say that the factory employed between 200 and 250 employees.
The firm supervisor, Sunetra Chattopadhyay, stated that all of the personnel who were trapped in the fire had been rescued.
“A fire extinguishing system was there inside the factory. However, it couldn’t be used to save one part of the factory from burning completely. We have incurred a loss of about Rs. 1 lakh”, the supervisor added.
No casualty has been reported from the fire. The authorities have taken cognisance of the matter and launched a probe to ascertain the cause of the fire.
