Ludhiana, March 20 -- A cooler manufacturing unit near the dairy complex on Hambran Road was gutted late on Wednesday, ravaging large sections of the facility and incinerating stock and machinery.

No casualties were reported in the incident, fire officials said.

According to fire officials, the fire broke out suddenly at the Samrat Cooler Factory and spread rapidly across the premises.

An employee on night duty first noticed smoke and flames from the unit and alerted the owner, who informed the fire brigade.

Fire officials said they received the call around 11.10 pm and rushed multiple tenders to the spot.

However, the presence of plastic and other highly inflammable material intensified the blaze, while the large expanse of the fact...