India News | Fire Breaks out at Kolkata Rubber Factory, None Injured

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A blaze erupted at a rubber factory in Kolkata's congested Tiljala area on Monday morning, police said.

Kolkata, Mar 8 (PTI) A blaze erupted at a rubber factory in Kolkata's congested Tiljala area on Monday morning, police said.

However, nobody was injured in the blaze as three fire tenders were pressed into service, a police officer said.

The fire broke out around 8.30 am at the factory located inside a multi-storey building on Tiljala Road, he said.

"The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. The firefighting operation is underway. The entire building and the adjacent ones have been evacuated," a fire official said.

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