The incident was reported from the Kurali area of the city and several explosions could be heard from inside the chemical factory.
The labourers who sustained injuries were rushed to Civil Hospital, Mohali
soon after the incident, more than 24 fire tenders were present at the spot. A team of doctors and several ambulances also reached the spot from Ropar and Mohali.
According to the sources fire broke out at around 11:00 am but the efforts are still on to control the casualties
The reason for the fire remains unknown as of now but a video showing thick black clouds of smoke is being surfaced on social media.
Report by Shreya Vashisht
Graphics by Khushpreet
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