Fire in Army ammunition depot near Bathinda (Lead)
Thursday - September 7, 2017 10:52 am ,
Category : INDIA
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Fire in Army ammunition depot near Bathinda (Lead)
Chandigarh Sep 7 (IANS) A fire broke out at the Field Ammunition Depot (FAD) in Punjab s Bhatinda town on Thursday Army sources said. No loss of life was reported.
The blaze was detected around 5 a.m. in a shed with low grade ammunition the sources said.
Several fire tenders were pressed into service and it was finally controlled by 7 a.m. a district administration official said.
Senior Army officers rushed to the spot. The damage caused by the fire would be assessed by the Army. A probe is likely to be ordered.
Bathinda is about 240 km from here.
--IANS
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