Around 50 huts gutted in Dum Dum fire
A fire broke out in the slums around Dum Dum's Sudhir Shur College area this afternoon. Explosions were heard in succession. The incident of fire broke out suddenly in the slum in the Chatakol area of Dum Dum.
A packaging unit in sector 83 area was gutted after the fire broke out here, officials said today.
No casualty was reported in the incident, a fire station official said.
The incident took place last night around 1.30 am and the fire was extinguished at 2 am in the morning, he said, adding that short-circuit could be the reason behind the fire.
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“16 fire tender was used to control the fire. There was no casualty, however; all goods and machinery were destroyed in the fire,” the officer informed.
The factory was into manufacturing of plastic and paper packaging wrappers.
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