Informing about the reason for the fire, Deputy Mayor of Shimla Municipal Corporation, Uma Kaushal said that the fire broke out due to the electric short circuit but since no one was present in the building, no casualties were reported.
A massive fire broke out at the Naxalbari Bazar in the Siliguri sub-division of West Bengal's Darjeeling district on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday, officials said.
"As soon as we received the information two firefighting teams reached the spot. The third team will also be reaching the spot. The fire is under control now...," fire officer Kuldeep Jatt said.
"A fire call about a factory fire was received. October 13, Time: 6:01 am. Fire in plastic dana factory at H-10 Near metro station, Udyog Nagar. A total of 26 fire tenders rushed to the site. So far no causality reported," an official statement said.