India, June 25 -- Five workers sustained burn injuries after a fire erupted at a private scrap material recovery facility at Sikandarpur Road near Sahibabad on Wednesday afternoon, fire department officials said, adding no casualties were reported in the incident.

Three fire tenders were rushed to the spot after a call about a blaze was received at around noon. It was found that the scrap material stored at the facility had caught fire, said officials.

"Five workers at the facility sustained injuries while trying to douse the blaze. However, they were safely rescued by police. They were rushed to a hospital for treatment by locals and police. Locals said that some scrap material stored at the site caught fire. But we suspect that some s...