Fire breaks out at 'dhoop' factory in Chandigarh

Chandigarh:  A major fire broke out at a ‘dhoop’ factory in Industrial area Phase II here today, officials said. The fire department officials said that many workers inside the factory had fallen unconscious and some were hospitalised.

Several fire tenders had been pressed into service to douse the flames, they said. The cause of the fire was not yet known, the officials said.