Kapurthala, Sept. 26 -- One person was feared dead in a fire incident at a mattress manufacturing factory in Kapurthala's Nurpur Donna village on Thursday.

The blaze broke out at around 8:15 am. At the time of filing the report, fire brigade teams were still battling the blaze that caused extensive damage to property.

Deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Deep Karan Singh said the firefighters are yet to control the situation due to the presence of inflammable material inside the unit.

"A 32-year-old youth, who worked as a security guard, is missing, and he was reportedly inside the factory at the time of the incident," the DSP said.

Police said the reason behind the fire is yet to be ascertained. Meanwhile, Jaswant Singh Kahlon, divi...