Latest News | Fire Breaks out at Rubber Plant in Haryana's Sonipat, 40-45 Injured: Police

Chandigarh, May 28 (PTI) A fire broke out at a rubber factory in Haryana's Sonipat district on Tuesday, police said and added that 40-45 people were injured.

Five of the injured with serious burn injuries were taken to nearby hospitals after the fire broke out in the district's Rai industrial area in the evening, they said.

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Rai SHO Umesh Kumar said, "40-45 people, most of them workers, have suffered injuries. The factory manufactures rubber belts."

The exact cause of the fire is under investigation. It is being ascertained if any boiler burst on the premises, he said over the phone. PTI

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