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Fire at a kolkata leather factory
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SPECIALCORRESPONDENT on 19 March, 2008 10:11:00
 
A big fire broke out at a leather factory, where huge quantities of plastic and
inflammable materials were stocked, in East Kolkata on Wednesday morning.
At least 20 fire tenders were battling the blaze at the leather factory at
Radhanath Chowdhury Road in Tangra, which was spreading rapidly because of the
inflammable substances, fire brigade sources said.
"We are trying to contain the fire so that it doesn't spread to factories and
houses nearby. There is also scarcity of water and we have to depend only on our
own supplies," said a fire officer.
"The main problem with these factories is that they don't have any fire
fighting facilities," he said.
This was the ninth fire incident since January at Tangra, a congested area
housing numerous leather factories.