Shimla, Mar 26 (PTI) A worker was injured in a fire at a ceiling fan manufacturing factory in Himachal's Baddi on Tuesday evening, police said.

The incident took place in Katha in the Baddi industrial area of Solan district, they said.

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Police said a paint thinner caught fire while some work was underway and property worth crores was gutted.

It took six fire tenders almost two hours to douse the flames, they said.

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Additional Superintendent of Police, Baddi, Ashok Verma said the fire was brought under control and the injured worker was undergoing treatment at a hospital.

A case has been registered and investigations are underway, he added.

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