Ludhiana, May 29 -- A fire broke out at a godown in a scrap market on RK Road near Cheema Chowk here on Thursday morning, damaging scrap material, machinery and a parked tempo. No casualties were reported.

Seven fire tenders were deployed to control the blaze, which was doused after nearly one-and-a-half hours.

According to fire officials, information about the inferno was received around 5.10 am. The blaze is suspected to have started near a transformer due to overheating and a short circuit before rapidly spreading through scrap material stored inside and around the godown.

A tempo parked nearby and a machine used for lifting heavy material was also damaged in the incident. Burnt scrap material and ashes were seen scattered across th...