A massive fire broke out in the DN Garg Hosiery warehouse on Hazuri Road in Ludhiana, Punjab. The cause of the fire is not clear yet, but according to the people present at the spot, the fire was caused by a short circuit. According to sources who witnessed the event, the wires exploded as soon as the workers turned the lights on.
When the nearby shopkeepers saw smoke rising from the woolens’ shop below the hosiery warehouse this morning, they immediately notified the shop owner. The owner and nearby onlookers tried to control the blaze but the fire was so violent that the entire floor was engulfed in flames in a matter of minutes. The rapidly increasing blaze prompted the onlookers to call the fire brigade.
The police have closed the surrounding area of the site of incident. Police of Police Station Division No. 3 reached the spot. The fire brigades are working diligently to control the situation.