Ludhiana, May 26 -- A fire broke out at a timber store near Old Octroi post on Ludhiana- Ferozepur Road on Tuesday morning, damaging dry wood and plywood stock stored inside the warehouse.However, no casualty or injury was reported in this incident.

The fire started around 7 am when the shop was closed, and locals noticed smoke coming out from the premises and alerted the fire brigade.

Leading fireman Rajinder Kumar said two fire tenders initially reached the spot after they received information. However, due to the huge quantity of timber stored inside, the flames spread rapidly and nearly 40 to 45 fire tenders were later used during the entire operation.

"The wood was stacked closely, so the fire spread quickly from one section to an...