India News | Fire at Factory in Howrah

Howrah (WB), Jan 22 (PTI) Fire broke out at a factory in West Bengal's Howrah district on Saturday afternoon, officials said.

The incident happened in Dakshin Dari in Domjur police station area, they said.

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Five fire engines doused the flames in an operation that lasted nearly five hours, they added.

It was a thermocol manufacturing unit, because of which the fire spread quickly, a fire official said.

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There were no casualties and the extent of the damage is being ascertained, he said.

An investigation is on to find the cause of the fire, he said.

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