Jaipur, Jun 26 (PTI) A fire broke out at a handicrafts manufacturing factory in Churu district on Sunday which soon engulfed two other factories nearby, police said.

The fire was caused by an electrical short circuit, they said.

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As the flames spread, a wooden items factory and a plastic item manufacturing unit were gutted, the police said.

The incident took place in Sardarshahar on Bikaner Road.

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Fire tenders from five stations in Churu and Bikaner brought the blaze under control.

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