3 dead, many trapped as building collapses after fire in Ludhiana factory

3 dead, many trapped as building collapses after fire in Ludhiana factory

Ludhiana, November 20 : A major fire broke out at a plastic manufacturing factory in industrial area of Ludhiana’s Mustak Ganj near Cheema Chowk on Monday.
As per reports, a four-storey building collapsed in which 10-15 people, including six workers of the fire department and a MC official, are said to be trapped.
The fire officers trapped are Rajinder Sharma, Raj Kumar and Sumohan Gill and the MC official is Laxman Dravid.Meanwhile, three bodies were extracted and two injured persons were rushed to a hospital. The National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) and the state distaste relief force are at the spot. The fire was reported at 8 am in Amarson Polymers and the building collapsed at around 12.15 pm. At least 15 fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the fire.

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