New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Three employees were rescued and hospitalised after a fire broke out at a small-scale factory in East Delhi's Old Govindpura area on Tuesday, an official of the Delhi Fire Service (DFS) said.

The DFS said that they received a call at 8.45 pm and rushed three fire tenders to the site.

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Local police and ambulance teams also reached the spot and assisted in the evacuation, he added.

The blaze was controlled within an hour, he said.

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