Mathura, Jan 15 (PTI) A fire broke out at a railways' godown near Mathura junction here on Saturday and destroyed goods worth lakhs of rupees, officials said.

The fire was noticed by some employees around 9 am. By the time the fire brigade was called, the blaze had turned devastating, they said.

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Four fire tenders struggled to douse the fire for over nine hours, Mathura Chief Fire Officer Pramod Sharma said.

A JCB was used to break a godown wall to speed up the operation. The fire was doused by 7 pm, the officials said.

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A probe by supervisor-level officers has been ordered into the incident, said S K Srivastava, spokesperson of divisional railway manager's (DRM) office, Agra.

The total loss is being ascertained and is likely to be known by Sunday, he said.

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