Ludhiana, March 2 -- A major fire broke out at Sri Ganesh Edibles Private Limited on Amloh Road in Khanna on Saturday. All workers present at the unit were evacuated safely.

The blaze originated at boiler in refinery plant, where around 15 workers were present. Upon noticing flames, they quickly vacated the area.

Firefighting teams from both Khanna and Mandi Gobindgarh were rushed to tackle the blaze in the initial phase and prevent further spread.

According to fire department officials, the incident happened around 10:15 am and the blaze was extinguished by 5 pm, with more than 25 fire tenders being pressed to service.

Mandi Gobindgarh Fire Station officer Jagjit Singh said, "We arrived at the scene around 10:40 am with the district ...