Panchkula, April 28 -- A fire broke out on Monday morning around 8.30 at a cosmetic-pharmaceutical factory located on the Raipur Rani-Mauli road in Panchkula. Upon receiving information about the incident, the fire brigade teams and local police reached the spot and safely evacuated the workers from the factory.

Firefighting teams rushed to the scene and began efforts to control the blaze. Considering the intensity of the fire, additional fire tenders were called in from Narayangarh, Alipur, and Panchkula fire stations. Several other factories are also located in the vicinity of the company.

Police sub-inspector Pritam Singh, station house officer of Raipur Rani, said that the fire was finally brought under control around 2 pm. He added...