Panchkula, May 13 -- A major fire erupted at an ink manufacturing chemical plant in Industrial Area, Phase 2, around 3 pm on Monday.

Industrial workers, shop owners, and passersby were left scared as huge flames and thick smoke billowed from the plot. Firefighters safely removed a domestic gas cylinder found in a makeshift kitchen within the plant, averting a potential further explosion. It took more than a dozen fire tenders over a two-hour duration to bring the blaze under control. The fire and subsequent explosions caused significant damage to the plot's structure, raising concerns about its stability.

A total of ten fire tenders from the Sector 5 fire station, two from Sector 20, and one from Barwala were deployed. Additionally, two...