GUJRAT: Raw material worth Rs2.5 million was reduced to ashes after a fire brolce out at a fan manufacturing factory on Rehman Shaheed Road on Tuesday.

According to Rescue 1122, the blaze erupted due to a short circuit in a large hall on the factory`s upper floor.

It took firefighters at least eight hours to bring the blaze under control and complete the cooling operation.

A senior Rescue 1122 official said while the fire caused a significant damage, the operation helped save factory material estimated at around Rs30 million.

There was no loss of life, though some workers had to jump from the upper floor to escape the flames, reports said. Correspondent