Goods worth Rs 10 lakh were gutted in fire which broke out at Modern bread factory in Govindpura industrial area on Wednesday.
Two dozen fire tender vehicles took more than two hours to pacify the fire which damaged the goods and raw materials inside the godown which caught fire in the afternoon and spread rapidly.
Fire station in charge of Pul Bogda fire brigade Akhtar Ali said that the fuel caught fire due to short circuit which spread in the factory premises.
The fuel is used for furnace which was stored inside the factory. The generated got damaged in the incident after the fuel got fire.
SHO of Ashoka Garden VS Chouhan said that fuel was stored inside the factory which caught fire and soon spread across the factory. The fire brigade was informed which helped in controlling the fire and later pacified the fire.
The factory workers tried to pacify the fire but failed and later fire brigade was informed and on the receipt of the information fire tender vehicles were rushed to the spot. It took more than two hours to pacify the fire.
The fire tender officials said that the circumstantial evidences suggest fire broke out due to short circuit.
Police said no casualty has been reported and no one was injured in the incident.
The owner of the factory Kamlesh Saraswat claimed that the fire broke in the godown but the manufacturing unit is functional and the supply of the products would not be affected.