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J&K: Property worth lakhs gutted in fire

Property worth lakhs gutted as fire broke out in PP Tiles Industries at Hatli Modh Industrial area of Kathua. According to Police officials, the situation was taken in control otherwise the fire would have led to mankind loss.
A Police official said “The PP industry make cement covers of different materials. We got a call from the Control room at 7:15 about the fire. We took an immediate action as we rushed to the place. There has been a great loss to the owners but still situation was under control as we reached in time. It would have led to loss of mankind otherwise.”
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“A lot of problems were faced. There was no light in the godown and to see the storage in smog was tough. Since it’s our work, we’ve done it. There are 2 fire tenders here. I had called one of them on my own. The fire has been totally stopped. The reason is not known yet.” He added