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WB fire leaves 18 injured

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Shibpur, June 8: At least 18 people suffered injuries as a major fire broke out at a paint factory in West Bengal’s Howrah district on Wednesday afternoon, a fire department official said.
Two of those injured are in “serious” condition, having sustained 80 per cent burns, he said, adding that the blaze was first spotted at the manufacturing unit of Berger Paints in Shibpur around 1.40 pm.
The paints major, however, stated that 21 of its employees sustained injuries in their attempt to douse the fire.
The cause of the fire incident is being probed, but preliminary investigation points to a short circuit in an AC unit. (PTI)

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